The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey write by Anthony Harvey. This book was released on 2003. The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Westminster Abbey contains a unique and important group of effigies, some familiar, many little-known, including kings, queens, statesmen and national heroes, ranging in time from the middle ages to the early nineteenth century. They derive from a time when an effigy of the dead monarch, statesman or national hero played an important part in funeral ritual, offering a visible likeness as a focus to the ceremonial of the funeral. This richly illustrated book, which is the first substantial publication on the effigies since 1936, is both a history of the collection and of the origins and development of the funeral effigy, and a full descriptive catalogue of the twenty-one examples in the Abbey. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey
The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey write by Anthony Harvey. This book was released on 1994. The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The death mask of Edward III dates back to the beginnings of portraiture in medieval Europe; other fine examples include representations of Henry VII, Charles II, Pitt and Nelson. The collection is also remarkable for its rare historical costumes, including Charles II's Garter robes, Nelson's hat, extraordinary Georgian paste jewellery, rare early silks and shoes, and probably the oldest stuffed bird in England. In the first substantial publication on the collection since 1936, some objects are catalogued for the first time since their restoration after damage in the Second World War; an account of this restoration is included in the catalogue, which also contains a full treatment of the significance of each effigy in royal funeral ceremonial and in the history of art.
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Westminster Abbey write by T. W. T. Tatton-Brown. This book was released on 2003. Westminster Abbey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An account of the history, architecture and monuments of the chapel, the final, exquisite flowering of the gothic style.
On Some Later Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey
On Some Later Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On Some Later Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey write by John L. Nevinson. This book was released on 1936. On Some Later Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey
Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey write by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. This book was released on 1887. Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
