Abbeys / by M.R. James ... with an additional chapter on "Monastic life and buildings" by A. Hamilton Thompson ... with one hundred illustrations by photographic reproduction, fifty-six drawings, thirteen plans, seven colour plates and map
1925, 1st impression. London : Great western railway. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth-backed paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #430226
Physical description: x, 153 pages illustrations 26 cm. Series: The Great Western "Cathedrals" series. Contents: Benedictine Order -- Cluniac Order -- Cistercian Order -- Carthusian Order -- Augustinian Order -- Premonstratensian Order -- Supplement. Benedictine Order -- Cistercian Order -- Augustinian Order -- Austin Friars. Subjects: Abbeys Great Britain. Church architecture England History. Wales. Monastic and religious life Great Britain. Monasticism and religious orders. Medieval monastic buildings; English art. Architecture and society England History.
Price: €28.00