Christian Architecture: Westminster Abbey

Contents/Dedication by Ambassador Annenberg/Foreword Dean Eric Abbott/Prologue John Betjeman/The Abbey in the history of the Nation A.L.Rowse/The Art and Architecture George Zarnecki/The Tombs and Monuments John Pope-Hennessy/Epilogue Kenneth Clark.

The completion of the great programme of works,by which the Abbey has been renewed inside and out over the last three decades,is commemorated with this exhibition and the present,richly illustrated publication.The reader can here discover the complex story of the religious,political,social and aesthetic priorities of each age and thus bring to life the ever-changing and fascinating history of the most famous church in the land.-Dust jacket.