The Book: A celebration of the history, architecture and settings of Britain's monastic heritage, from the romance of vast medieval ruins to the grandeur of living cathedrals and abbeys. Along with superb photography, the text explores the history of the monasteries: the great period of building in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the Dissolution, the different monastic orders, and the abbeys, cathedrals and parish churches that once formed part of a monastic establishment.
paperback - 10" x 7.5" - 160 pages
The Author: Derry Brabbs has been photographing England, and particularly the English countryside, for twenty years. He written three other books, including English Country Churches.
