Buckfast Abbey History, Art & Architecture Slipcase Edition – Special Offer RRP £60 now £40

Buckfast Abbey History, Art & Architecture Slipcase Edition – Special Offer RRP £60 now £40

As part of the Abbey’s preparation for its millennial celebrations in 2018, a beautiful and authoritative new book has been commissioned to chronicle the remarkable story of the Abbey from 1018 to the present day. Eleven nationally renowned experts have contributed accounts of its history, art and architecture. Its 272 pages are lavishly illustrated with many specially commissioned photographs, maps, plans and reconstruction drawings.

Stewart Brown
Independent archaeologist and consultant to the abbey since the 1980s.

Marian Campbell
Formerly Senior Curator of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum, specialist in the decorative arts of the Middle Ages.

Bridget Cherry
Architectural historian who was general editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides and revised Devon in that series.

Roderick O’Donnell
Scholar of the historic architecture of the Catholic church and expert on Pugin.

Nicholas Orme
Historian of church history, especially of the south west. Emeritus professor of history at Exeter University.

Robert Proctor
Architectural historian, senior lecturer in architectural history and theory at Bath University and specialist on post-war architecture in Britain.

David Robinson
Architectural historian specialising in the architecture of the Middle Ages and on the Cistercian order.