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The Funeral Effigies of Westminster Abbey
Publication details: Boydell Press 2003Description: 244 pagesISBN:- 9780851158792
- 942.1 HAR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Books | Anna Centenary Library | 942.1 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 136916 |
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Westminster Abbey contains a unique and important group of effigies, some familiar, many little-known, including kings, queens, statesmen and national heroes, ranging in time from the middle ages to the early nineteenth century. They derive from a time when an effigy of the dead monarch, statesman or national hero played an important part in funeral ritual, offering a visible likeness as a focus to the ceremonial of the funeral. This richly illustrated book, which is the first substantial publication on the effigies since 1936, is both a history of the collection and of the origins and development of the funeral effigy, and a full descriptive catalogue of the twenty-one examples in the Abbey. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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