Download or read book Stained Glass at the Church of St Peter Lampeter written by Martin Crampin and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet describes all of the stained glass windows in the church, together with notes and illustrations of other features. The chief artwork of the church is its west window by Wilhelmina Geddes, one of the great stained glass artists of the twentieth century. It is her last monumental work and one of the finest stained glass windows in Wales. St Peter's is a Victorian building designed by R.J. Withers. Earlier stained glass of the 1870s includes work by Daniel Bell and Lavers & Barraud. Not all of the windows have been firmly attributed, but twentieth century works by Robert Newbery, C.E. Kempe & Co., Shrigley & Hunt, Ninian Comper and Powell & Sons are all found at the church.
Download or read book A People s Church written by Jeremy Morris and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A masterly, vivid and original sketch, not just of the history but of the culture (or cultures) of the Church of England across nearly five centuries.' Rowan Williams, poet and former Archbishop of Canterbury It is hard to comprehend the last 500 years of England's history without understanding the Church of England. From its roots in Catholicism through to the present day, this is the extraordinary history of a familiar but much-misunderstood institution. The Church has frequently been divided between high and low, Evangelical and Anglo-Catholic. For its first 150 years people sacrificed their lives to defend it; the Anglican Church is and has always been defined by its complicated relationship to the state and power. As Jeremy Morris shows, the story of the Church - central to British life - has never been straightforward. Weaving social, political and religious context together with the significance of its music and architecture, A People's Church skilfully illuminates a complex and pre-eminent institution.
Download or read book Isaiah Through the Centuries written by John F. A. Sawyer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic and comprehensive attempt to identify and analyze the role of Isaianic language and imagery in literature, art, and music Using reception history as its basis for study, Isaiah Through the Centuries is an unprecedented exploration of the afterlife of the Book of Isaiah, specifically in art, literature, and music. This is a commentary that guides the reader through the Book of Isaiah, examining the differing interpretations of each phrase or passage from a variety of cultural and religious perspectives, Jewish, Christian and Muslim. Clearly structured and accessible, and richly illustrated, the book functions as a complete and comprehensive educational reference work. Isaiah Through the Centuries encourages readers to learn with an open mind and to understand how different interpretations have helped in the teaching and comprehension of the Bible and Isaiah’s place in it. As part of the Wiley-Blackwell Bible Commentaries series, which is primarily concerned with reception history, the book emphasizes that how people interpret the prophet—and how they’ve been influenced by him—is often just as important as the sacred text’s original meaning. Uses reception history to study the renowned prophet Provides a historical context for every use or interpretation discussed Offers essential background information on authors, artists, musicians, etc. in its glossary and biographies Minimizes historical details in order to focus as much as possible on exegetical matters Presents the role of Isaiah and the Bible in the creative arts Will be useful to multiple disciplines including theology and religion, English literature, art history and the history of music, not just Biblical Studies Comprehensive in scope, Isaiah Through the Centuries is a much-needed resource for all those interested in the influence of the Bible on Western culture, and presents unique perspectives for anyone interested in the Bible to discuss and debate for many years to come.
Download or read book Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion written by Thomas Lloyd and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sixth volume of the Buildings of Wales series covers two counties, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion (formerly Cardiganshire) in the south-west of Wales. Like the same authors' Pembrokeshire, the volume covers an architecture still little known, hut encompassing a sweep from prehistoric chambered tombs to the high technology of the world's largest single-span glasshouse. The Buildings of Wales, founded by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83), will, when complete, document and describe the architecture of the Principality in seven regional volumes, complementing the sister series on England, Ireland and Scotland. In each one a gazetteer details all buildings of significance from megalithic tombs and Iron Age hill-forts, via grand seventeenth-century houses to Victorian domestic extravaganzas, great industrial centres and monumental public buildings. The countryside is explored to reveal churches, chapels, farmhouses, and traces of early industry. The gazetteer is complemented by an introduction which explains the broader context and builds a complete picture of the country's architectural identity. Each work is illustrated by numerous maps, plans and photographs, completed by glossaries and indexes, and gives a comprehensive and illuminating survey of the buildings of Wales.
Download or read book Stained Glass from Welsh Churches written by Martin Crampin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully illustrated book brings together over six years of research and an archive of thousands of high-quality photographs, to produce a detailed narrative outlining the range and development of stained glass in Wales from the 14th century up to the present day.
Download or read book The Family Churchman written by and published by . This book was released on 1882-11 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Master of Glass written by Margaret Stavridi and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to the Churches and Chapels of Wales written by Nigel Yates and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the most important church and chapel buildings in Wales from the early middle ages to the present day. Introduced with an overview of the religious history of the country, this book explores and illustrates Wales's surviving churches and chapels by region.
Download or read book A Glimpse of Heaven written by Christopher Martin and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The architecture and decoration of Catholic churches and their importance as part of our heritage has gone largely undiscovered and unappreciated. This book is a celebration of100 Catholic churches in England and Wales, with lively and informative text and stunning photography specially commissioned for the book. Each chapter is devoted to a milestone in the history of the Catholic Church since the Reformation, with a brief introduction followed by a description of each church complementing Alex Ramsay’s photographs.The churches vary enormously in scale, date and location. The small, 14th-century chapel at Rotherwas near Hereford survived centuries of official persecution and more informal terror from local anti-Catholics. The 19th-century Church of St Everilda in Yorkshire was built after Catholic Emancipation, but though off the beaten track it still hid its interior magnificence behind non-committal, blank walls. The Gothic churches of architect Joseph Hansom strike wonder into the hearts of their visitors: at Manchester’s Holy Name he contrived a space of breath-taking vastness – architecture designed to shock and awe. Early 20th-century church architects adopted a lighter – and in some cases extraordinary – approach that gave Rochdale a church with a Byzantine dome and a wall of sumptuous mosaics. All these are important, architecturally, decoratively, historically and socially, and each has an additional powerful and poignant dimension because of their remarkable stories.
Download or read book Building News written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Stained Glass in Britain written by Painton Cowen and published by Michael Joseph. This book was released on 1985 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the first comprehensive guide to stained glass in England, Wales and Scotland. Equally useful to the amateur and the specialist, the tourist and the historian, the guide's main feature is a county-by-county gazetteer containing over 600 main entries and 1,500 single line entries and over 100 illustrations. Each main entry describes the subjects, designs and makers of the windows"--
Download or read book Church and State written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Biblical Art from Wales written by Martin O'Kane and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The National Gazetteer written by Great Britain. [Appendix. - Descriptions, Travels & Topography.] and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wilhelmina Geddes written by Nicola Gordon Bowe and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she died in 1955, Wilhelmina Geddes was described as 'the greatest stained glass artist of our time' whose monumental directness of treatment constituted 'a revival of the mediaeval genius'. This biography documents her life and work.
Download or read book Pembrokeshire written by Thomas Lloyd and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide to the southwest corner of Wales by three local experts encompasses a wide sweep of history, from the rugged prehistoric remains that stud the distinctive windswept landscape overlooking the Atlantic to distinguished recent buildings that respond imaginatively to their natural setting. The comprehensive gazetteer encompasses the great cathedral of St David's and its Bishop's Palace, the numerous churches, and the magnificent Norman castles that reflect the turbulent medieval past. It gives attention also to the lesser-known delights of Welsh chapels--both simple rural and sophisticated Victorian examples--in all their wayward variety and provides detailed accounts of a rewarding range of towns, including the county town, Haverfordwest, the attractively unspoilt Regency resort of Tenby, and Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock, with their important naval history. An introduction with valuable specialist contributions sets the buildings in context.
