{"product_id":"architecture-of-canterbury-cathedral","title":"Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of one of Britain’s greatest buildings and its spectacular architectural evolution—reissued in a stylish hardback for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the seat of archbishops, Canterbury Cathedral has been one of Britain’s most important buildings for over 1,400 years. The cathedral as we know it evolved spectacularly between the eleventh and the fourteenth centuries. Within its designs are references to a world we have forgotten: its relationship to Rome, mythology, hidden geometry, and the display of saintly relics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchitectural historian and broadcaster Jonathan Foyle explains how Canterbury’s turbulent past—including a catastrophic fire, an earthquake, and the murder of Thomas Becket—shaped the building, leaving us today with an extraordinary composite work of architecture as well as a unique repository of European arts and crafts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book features specially commissioned images by the photographer Robert Greshoff as well as carefully selected archival illustrations, and includes a number of the author’s own drawings. Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, provides the foreword, while an additional chapter by Heather Newton covers the cathedral’s modern conservation program.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50952346796320,"sku":"9781785516061","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781785516061.jpg?v=1763656500","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/architecture-of-canterbury-cathedral","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}