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Sacred Places: Spirit and Landscape

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This book provides an illustrated guide to some of the most beautiful and atmospheric sacred sites in the care of the National Trust. A general introduction sets the collection in its wider historical and religious context, along with an understanding of how the Trust's conservation work is preserving them for posterity. The featured sites are illustrated by high-quality photographs and artworks revealing key alignments and underlying structure and design, along with extended captions explaining their particular significance and history. A detailed map shows the distribution of the various sites across the UK and the suggested link between some of them, providing a practical guide for the visitor as well as an inspirational sourcebook.

Language: English

Pages: 127

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anova Books

Release: February 01, 2006

ISBN: 1905400152

ISBN 13: 9781905400157

Sacred Places: Spirit and Landscape

5/5 ( ratings)

This book provides an illustrated guide to some of the most beautiful and atmospheric sacred sites in the care of the National Trust. A general introduction sets the collection in its wider historical and religious context, along with an understanding of how the Trust's conservation work is preserving them for posterity. The featured sites are illustrated by high-quality photographs and artworks revealing key alignments and underlying structure and design, along with extended captions explaining their particular significance and history. A detailed map shows the distribution of the various sites across the UK and the suggested link between some of them, providing a practical guide for the visitor as well as an inspirational sourcebook.

Language: English

Pages: 127

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anova Books

Release: February 01, 2006

ISBN: 1905400152

ISBN 13: 9781905400157

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