Country Churches
Country Churches by Simon Jenkins is a detailed exploration of England’s architectural heritage, published by Penguin Books in 2009. This edition spans 128 pages and is presented in English, offering readers a comprehensive look at the country’s most significant churches, ranging from Norman and Medieval structures to Baroque and Victorian designs. Jenkins has traveled extensively across England, highlighting the artistic and historical significance of these churches, which reflect the rich cultural tapestry of the nation.
In this book, readers will discover a diverse collection of churches adorned with intricate mosaics, stained glass, and unique carvings that tell the stories of the communities they serve. The text delves into the relationship between these religious buildings and the landscape, showcasing how they have influenced and been influenced by the people of England. With themes of architecture, religion, and nature interwoven throughout, Country Churches presents a thoughtful examination of the enduring impact of these structures on both local and national identity.
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This is a celebration of England’s most glorious churches, from Norman masterpieces and Medieval treasures to Baroque splendour and Victorian high gothic. Simon Jenkins has travelled England from Cornwall to Cumbria to select its finest churches of all periods and styles, unearthing rich mosaics, precious stained glass, grand marbles and humble carvings of green men, dogs, rabbits and birds. In doing so he reveals not only an unparalleled collection of national art and architecture, but the history and spirit of a people. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside – but it has profoundly shaped us too.It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians and people who live and work on the land – as well as those who are travelling through it.English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie and country churches, to man’s relationship with nature and songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts and love-struck soldiers).
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