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Description for The Charterhouse
Paperback. A new color guidebook celebrating the reopening of the Charterhouse inLondon as a museum." Editor(s): Ross, Cathy. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 253 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
The Charterhouse is one of London's great survivals. The place is called the Charterhouse after the English name for a monastery of the Carthusian order which is how the buildings began. In 1371, a religious community was established here, on the site of a Black Death burial ground which was opened in 1348. Over the centuries, the Charterhouse became one of the great aristocratic houses of Tudor London; and then, Europe's most well-endowed charity. Contents: Foreword; the Charterhouse; the Museum; the Tour; the Square; Visitor Information AUTHOR: Cathy Ross is Honorary Research Fellow at the Museum ... Read more
The Charterhouse is one of London's great survivals. The place is called the Charterhouse after the English name for a monastery of the Carthusian order which is how the buildings began. In 1371, a religious community was established here, on the site of a Black Death burial ground which was opened in 1348. Over the centuries, the Charterhouse became one of the great aristocratic houses of Tudor London; and then, Europe's most well-endowed charity. Contents: Foreword; the Charterhouse; the Museum; the Tour; the Square; Visitor Information AUTHOR: Cathy Ross is Honorary Research Fellow at the Museum ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
GILES
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907804977
SKU
V9781907804977
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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