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Benjamin Polk.
Christchurch Priory.
Published London: Academy Editions, 1994.
ISBN 1854903829;
ISBN-13 9781854903822.
Binding: paperback, stitch bound.
Printed in the UK.
Size: 190x252x9mm.
Page count: 96pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: the covers on this copy are a bit grubby and scuffed, residue from a small sticker on the front, a bit of wear on the edges and corners; the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £3.00
plus P&P £2.50 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 408g.

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Contents: History & dates; The priory during 23 reigns; Intro. to the research; 10 conclusions; Choir crypt; Choir & transept in Norman times; Continued development of Norman & 13th‑c. east end configuration; Nave vault & 2 tower falls; Original church at the west end; Existing east arm of Christchurch.
Appendices: Matters not dealt with; Influential structures; List of scholars; Principal dimensions of the priory church.

Illustrations: throughout, 16 pages in colour, the rest monochrome
Maps & plans: 1

Notes: no
Tables: 1
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: half-page
Index: no

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See also | Architecture | Dorset (local history) | Monasticism |
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