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War Memorials in Britain (Shire Library)
J. A. T. (Jim) Corke
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Description for War Memorials in Britain (Shire Library)
Paperback. War memorials are a feature of Britain's landscape, and part of the fabric of its history as a nation. The Imperial War Museum's National Inventory has sixty thousand war memorials spanning two millennia. This work presents examples that are intended as a tribute to the victims of war and as tangible reminders of significant events. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMGD; JWL; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172. New.
War memorials are a feature of Britain's landscape, often taken for granted, and part of the fabric of its history as a nation. The Imperial War Museum's National Inventory has sixty thousand war memorials spanning two millennia. They include works of art and the artless, the sacred and the secular, vernacular and abstract forms, all redolent with symbolism ancient and modern. The examples shown here are an eclectic mix with, perhaps, a few surprises. They are intended as a tribute to the victims of war and as tangible reminders of significant events, deserving remembrance and necessitating their conservation as part ... Read more
War memorials are a feature of Britain's landscape, often taken for granted, and part of the fabric of its history as a nation. The Imperial War Museum's National Inventory has sixty thousand war memorials spanning two millennia. They include works of art and the artless, the sacred and the secular, vernacular and abstract forms, all redolent with symbolism ancient and modern. The examples shown here are an eclectic mix with, perhaps, a few surprises. They are intended as a tribute to the victims of war and as tangible reminders of significant events, deserving remembrance and necessitating their conservation as part ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Shire album
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747806264
SKU
9780747806264
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About J. A. T. (Jim) Corke
Jim Corke read law at Birmingham University before reporting for National Services. Twenty years and a regular commission later he was 'demobbed' at the Royal School of Military Engineering, Chatham, to begin a second career in teaching. He is a regional volunteer for the Friends of War Memorials and the Imperial War Museum, London.
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