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How To Read A Church

  • Imprint: Rider

  • ISBN: 9781844130535

  • Length: 272  Pages

  • Dimensions: 204mm x 28mm x 135mm

  • Weight: 336g

  • RRP: £14.99

How To Read A Church

'[a] gem of a book' Spectator

Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols. But today few people, including regular visitors, truly understand the wealth of meaning in what they find there.

How to Read a Church is a fascinating guide for anybody who wants to know more about what they see in a church or cathedral. It explains the significance of church layout, the symbolism of key scenes and the importance of details such as the use of colours and letters. It is an essential guide to the history, meanings and messages of these beautiful buildings and the treasures they contain.

  • Imprint: Rider

  • ISBN: 9781844130535

  • Length: 272  Pages

  • Dimensions: 204mm x 28mm x 135mm

  • Weight: 336g

  • RRP: £14.99

Reviews

  • For church crawlers or occasional visitors who want to know how to read a church properly, Richard Taylor's gem of a book is the answer

    The Spectator

  • A handy crash course in church literacy

    Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph

  • This intriguing guide will make any church visit a more enriching trip

    Good Book Guide

  • fascinating and highly informative reading

    Heritage Today

  • a truly fascinating guide

    Good Times

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About the Author

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor was born in 1967. He studied English at Cambridge University and Law at London University, and now lives and works as a lawyer in Sheffield. He is the author of the bestselling book How To Read A Church and presenter of the BBC4 series Churches: How To Read Them, inspired by his book.

Richard Taylor

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