The monk Augustine, sent by the Pope to bring Christianity to a heathen people, arrived in Kent in 597. Published to coincide with English Heritage's opening of a visitor's centre at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury to mark the 1400th anniversary of this event, this book describes the Abbey and its role in the making of the English identity. It charts the Abbey's religious, architectural, artistic and intellectual achievements, and supplements the text with illustrations which include reconstructions, plans and photographs.
ST.AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY CANTERBURY
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Published to coincide with English Heritage's opening of a visitor's centre at St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury to mark the 1400th anniversary of Augustine's arrival in Kent, this book describes the Abbey and its role in the making of the English identity.
ST.AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY CANTERBURY Summary
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GOR001872461
9780713481440
0713481447
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Paperback
Batsford Ltd
19970505
176
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