ABBEYS &
MONASTERIES

By
Derry Brabbs

Despite Henry VIII's decade of architectural destruction during the Dissolution, Britain has hundreds
of surviving examples of monastic buildings, varying in size and scale from forlorn and crumbling
majestic ruins of abbeys such as Fountains, Lindisfarne, Glastonbury and Tintern.

In addition, some of Britains finest churches and cathedrals are monastic in origin, exhibiting the
Stunning craftsmanship associated with Romanesque and early medieval religious architecture.

Complementing Derry Brabbs's superb photography, his text examines the history of the monasteries;
the great period of building in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; the Dissolution; the different
monastic orders: and the abbeys, cathedrals and parish churches that once formed part of a
 monastic establishment.

Abbeys and Monasteries celebrates the history, architecture and settings of Britain's
monastic heritage, from the romance of vast medieval ruins to the grandeur of
living cathedrals and abbeys.

Illustrated with stunning colour photographs

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1999

1st Edition

Excellent Condition (see photos)

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