GEOFFREY N. WRIGHT - Discovering Abbeys and Priories

Great Britain, Shire Publications, 1994. Revised, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 0747802459 Paperback Paperback. The most familiar image of an abbey is probably that of a beautiful ruin set in picturesque countryside, as at Rievaulx or Tintern. Other people may think of a magnificent church, such as at Selby or Tewkesbury, and yet others of a fine country house, like Newstead Abbey or Forde Abbey. Furthermore, many cathedrals, like St. Albans and Gloucester, were once abbey churches, and some parish churches are called priories. But what exactly is an abbey and how dies it differ from a priory? This book clarifies the seeming confusion by answering these questions and explaining much more besides. This new edition has been enlarged to include descriptions of over 200 individual sites open to the public, and over 80 photographs of places to visit. 160 pp.