Carley, James P.

Glastonbury Abbey. The Holy House at the Head of The Moors Adventurous.

Somerset, Gothic Image Publications, 1996. 24.1cm x 17cm. xxv, 189 (2) pages. With illustrations. Original illustrated softcover. Besides a tiny stain to top edge in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Out-of-print.

Includes for Example: Pre-Conquest Abbots: The Beginnings/ After 1066/ Beere and Whiting: Indian Summer and Fall/ Saints/ Relics/ The Library/ The Cemetery/ Arthur, Avalon and the Bridge Perilous/ Antiquaries and Archaeologists etc.

The first general survey of Glastonbury. Carley writes as a scholar and historian deeply versed in Glastonbury’s own chronicles, but is equally aware of the intangible atmosphere of the place- what John Cowper Powys called ‘the immemorial mystery of Glastonbury.# From obscure beginnings Glastonbury grew to be one of the greatest abbeys in England, patronized by kings and magnates alike. Throughout the Middle Ages it was a house unusually rich in relics and stories: Joseph of Arimathea and Arthur, St. Dunstan and a host of other saints were all associated with it. At the Dissolution Glastonbury was completely destroyed, its treasures scattered to the four winds. James Carley explores the relics that remain, from the ruins of its buildings to the manuscripts from its library, to build up a picture of its intellectual and spiritual inheritance.

• Keywords: Architectural History · Architecture · Architecture – Rare · Architektur · British Architecture · English Architecture · English Architecture Collection · Library & Collection Building
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 50325AB