The Royal Abbey of Reading
(Part of the Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture Series)
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First full-length survey of Reading Abbey, one of the most important ecclesiastical buildings of the Middle Ages. Reading Abbey was built by King Henry I to be a great architectural statement and his own mausoleum, as well as a place of resort and a staging point for royal itineraries for progresses in the west and south-west of England. Fromthe start it was envisaged as a monastic site with a high degree of independence from the church hierarchy;...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1783270845
ISBN13:9781783270842
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:Boydell Press
Length:407 Pages
Weight:2.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.7" x 9.5"
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