{"product_id":"9780750993739-bath-abbeys-monuments","title":"Bath Abbey's Monuments","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Illustrated History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBath Abbey has the largest and strangest collection of over 1,500 church monuments in the UK. This is their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBath Abbey contains the largest collection of monuments in any UK church or cathedral.\u003c\/strong\u003e But how did the ruined Abbey of 1539 become a Georgian ‘gallery of sculpture’, where the latest works of art by famous sculptors could be seen? And why are their appearances today so different from their original designs?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before the city’s now-celebrated museums and galleries were established, the Abbey’s monuments were one of Bath’s newsworthy tourist attractions. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material on the Abbey’s history, this book tells the story of its monuments for the first time – how they helped the Abbey rise from the aftermath of the Dissolution to give it a new identity, a unique floor, and walls that tell the social history of Bath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945460412513,"sku":"9780750993739","price":20.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30107671.jpg?v=1726732287","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780750993739-bath-abbeys-monuments","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}