Simon Jenkins - Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals
Simon Jenkins is a journalist and Guardian columnist, former Editor of The Evening Standard and the Times. He is the author of numerous highly praised history books, in particular the best-selling series which includes England's 100 Best Churches, England's 100 Best Houses and Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations.
Join us to hear him talk about his new book Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals in which he takes us on an illustrated tour of some of the most magnificent buildings across the continent and tells the stories behind their construction, illuminating Europe's history and showing the central role played by the cathedral in the European imagination. Travel from Chartres to York, Cologne to Florence, Toledo to Moscow and Stockholm to Seville - to revisit old favourites, explore new discoveries and marvel at the sumptuous architectural details as revealed in the accompanying slides.
Advance praise for Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals :
'Well researched, well written and perceptive, this is the essential and most inspiring guide to the greatest glories of European culture.' Dan Cruickshank
'As ever, Simon Jenkins is here the best sort of guide to some of Europe's greatest buildings and their setting: well-informed, elegantly opinionated and passionate in his feelings for his subject'. Diarmaid MacCulloch
'An engaging mixture of personal recollection and grand narrative, this book introduces the reader to the astonishing variety and invention of Europe's cathedrals, from Albi to Wells. Concise accounts and beautiful images conjure up what are still, after centuries, among the largest and most complex buildings ever built.' Ed Hollis
'Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide.' John Barton
BOOKS - Available to purchase when booking your ticket. Easy and convenient with one payment!
‘Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals’ – by Simon Jenkins
Priced: £30.00
You will be offered this opportunity as an 'Add On' at checkout. For those who are attending the talk in person, your book will be available for you to collect at the event. Those who purchase an Online ticket, will be able to arrange collection or postage of your book with www.primrosehillbooks.com who are supplying the books for all the lectures, donating a percentage of these sales to St Mary's.
Speaker will be signing books at the end of the event.
All lectures start at 7pm followed by a live Q&A. Approximate finish time is 8.30pm.
Proceeds are in aid of St Mary’s church - a vital base for outreach services to vulnerable local people, including the elderly, the homeless and young people at risk.
