Like London? (Wonders of the World Series)
This small book is a history of the Abbey but not just in a traditional linear sense. There is a bit of that, of course, in particular in the first chapter. But the primary look is too seeing how the Abbey and society (or philosophy of society) intertwine and reflect one another. Here, the story about the Abbey as shrine to the dead is revealed in all its power. There is much a about the changing of art in the Abbey and the use of tomb space. There is a beautiful passage about the Tomb of the Unknown.
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