517 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0753703300 Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings, b&w and colour photographs. "(A) comprehensive fully illustrated A-Z guide to all aspects of the English parish church - of which th ere are 18,000 dating from the post-Roman period to the present day. Subjects include architecture, fittings and furnishings, decorative and allegorical features, stained glass, monuments, brasses and effigies, traditions and folklore, parochi a l a n d vestry administration, records, and the role of the parish church in the history of the community. Entries vary in length from one-line definitions of terms to several pages in which subjects are considered in depth. (It) is arranged al ph ab e ti ca lly and consists of a number of primary entries from which cross-references lead on to a larger number of secondary entries. Many of the terms encountered when visiting or researching a parish church are also included, either as short in div id ual en tries or by cross-referencing. These include the terminology of associated subjects, such as architecture and heraldry, and place-name elements. Longer entries are also intended to assist in placing the parish church in a wider hist oric al cont ext. The book is illustrated with over two hundred line drawings, maps and photographs, includes suggestions for further reading, an index of churches and a list of useful addresses. The definitive work on the subject, this 'Com panio n' wi ll becom e an indispensable reference tool for the dedicated researcher, enthusiastic amateur historian, and anyone who enjoys visiting parish churches." Minor wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, minor wrinkling a t top of spi ne. Near Fine /Very Good+

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