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100 1 $aFriar, Stephen.
245 12 $aA companion to the English parish church
/$cStephen Friar.
246 30 $aEnglish parish church
260 $aStroud, Gloucestershire :$bAlan Sutton Pub.
Ltd.,$c1996.
300 $aix, 517 p. :$bill. (some col.), plans ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p. 502) and
index.
520 $aThe Companion is a comprehensive, fully
illustrated A-Z guide to all aspects of the English parish
church - of which there are 18,000 dating from the
post-Roman period to the present day. Subjects include
architecture, fittings and furnishings, decorative and
allegorical features, stained glass, monuments, brasses and
effigies, traditions and folklore, parochial and vestry
administration and records, and the role of the parish
church in the history of a community. Entries vary in length
from one-line definitions of terms to several pages in which
subjects are considered in depth. The Companion is arranged
alphabetically and consists of a number of primary entries
from which cross-references lead on to a larger number of
secondary entries. Many of the terms encountered when
visiting or researching a parish church are also included,
either as short individual entries or by cross-referencing.
520 8 $aThe book is illustrated with over two hundred
line drawings, maps and photographs and includes suggestions
for further reading, an index of churches and a list of
useful addresses.
650 0 $aParishes$zEngland$xDictionaries.
650 0 $aChurch buildings$zEngland$xDictionaries.
650 0 $aChurch architecture$zEngland$xDictionaries.
651 0 $aEngland$xReligious life and
customs$xDictionaries.
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