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Rice´s Church Primer
Matthew Rice
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Description for Rice´s Church Primer
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
The countryside, towns and cities of Britain are full of churches. They represent some of the most iconic, beautiful and occasionally bizarre buildings in the country. They have a lot to say about our history, our art and our ideas. But how do you read them? Through charming illustrations, Rice's Church Primer reveals the basic grammar and vocabulary of church architecture throughout the United Kingdom. As Matthew Rice says, 'Once you can speak any language, conversations can begin, but without it communications can only be brief and brutish. The same is the case with Architecture: an inability to ... Read more
The countryside, towns and cities of Britain are full of churches. They represent some of the most iconic, beautiful and occasionally bizarre buildings in the country. They have a lot to say about our history, our art and our ideas. But how do you read them? Through charming illustrations, Rice's Church Primer reveals the basic grammar and vocabulary of church architecture throughout the United Kingdom. As Matthew Rice says, 'Once you can speak any language, conversations can begin, but without it communications can only be brief and brutish. The same is the case with Architecture: an inability to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408807521
SKU
V9781408807521
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Ref
99-50
About Matthew Rice
Matthew Rice is the acclaimed author and illustrator of Rice's Architectural Primer; you might also have seen his work in Country Life, on his own calendar or on much of his wife Emma Bridgewater's pottery. He lives in Oxford and Norfolk.
Reviews for Rice´s Church Primer
The perfect stocking filler for the ecclesiastical enthusiast
House & Garden
The words are as engaging as the illustrations, for Mr Rice is a wordsmith as well as a penman, and manages, through both skills, to bring an understanding of the development of church architecture within reach of any reader whose depth of ignorance is matched by the ... Read more
House & Garden
The words are as engaging as the illustrations, for Mr Rice is a wordsmith as well as a penman, and manages, through both skills, to bring an understanding of the development of church architecture within reach of any reader whose depth of ignorance is matched by the ... Read more