Bath Abbey's Monuments
eBook - ePub

Bath Abbey's Monuments

An Illustrated History

  1. 535 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bath Abbey's Monuments

An Illustrated History

About this book

Bath Abbey contains the largest collection of monuments in any UK church or cathedral. But how did the ruined Abbey of 1539 become a Georgian 'gallery of sculpture', where the latest works of art by famous sculptors could be seen? And why are their appearances today so different from their original designs?

Long before the city's now-celebrated museums and galleries were established, the Abbey's monuments were one of Bath's newsworthy tourist attractions. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material on the Abbey's history, this book tells the story of its monuments for the first time – how they helped the Abbey rise from the aftermath of the Dissolution to give it a new identity, a unique floor, and walls that tell the social history of Bath.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780750993739
eBook ISBN
9781803994901
Topic
History
Subtopic
Religious Architecture
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Colour Plates
  6. List of Figures
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Creation: ‘What else doth arise by breaking Ground for Burial Places, and for Monuments’, 1569–1712
  9. 2. Identity: ‘As much Speculation as can be met with, perhaps, in any Parochial Church’, 1712–1807
  10. 3. Renovation: ‘Such undistinguishing accumulations of sepulchral trifling’, 1807–1885
  11. 4. Conservation: ‘To restore those which have historic interest or artistic merit’, 1895–2021
  12. Conclusion
  13. Endnotes
  14. Bibliography