Walks in the Cathar Region is Alan Mattingly’s Cicerone guides to the walking possibilities in this historic & beautiful corner of France. The guide covers walks throughout the Cathar region, from Carcassonne to the foothills of the eastern Pyrenees & the shores of the Mediterranean. The area is best known for the series of Cathar ‘heresies’ in the 13th century, from the massacre at Beziers & the last stand at Montsegur where over 200 Cathars were burned at the stake. The author’s selection of walks helps the readers explore more of this fascinating landscape. The guide is organised into 16 sections, each of which

Includes:: short & longer walks that visit a castle or monument associated with the Cathars & describes its specific place in the Cathar History. The sequence of walks covered in the book starts in Beziers & proceeds in an anti-clockwise direction to Villerouge-Termenes, a little way north of Perpignan. A detailed introduction provides practical advice on getting to the region & around, accommodation, the relevant maps, weather & equipment & waymarked walking routes. There is also a short introduction to Languedoc, the Cathar castles & the Pays Cathare. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by colour sketch diagrams mapping the route ahead in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the historic sites of interest throughout the Cathar region.

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The Cathar Way is Alan Mattingly’s Cicerone guide to the popular trail that links some of the most famous Cathar castles of southern France, associated with the 13th century Cathar ‘heretics’. The 250km trail runs from the Mediterranean coast westward to the historic town of Foix, traversing the dramatic foothills of the Pyrenees & can completed in two weeks by anyone well equipped & moderately fit. The famous castles of Queribus, Peyrepertuse & Montsegur are also included. The guide is organized into 12 sections describing a different stage of the walk, allowing walkers to choose indivudal routes or to walk the entire length in one attempt. Each walk has a general overview of the route as well as an information box detailing distance, walking time, altitude, ascent & descent & the relevant IGN map. There is also a short note on navigation to help walkers find their way. A comprehensive introduction explores the history of the Cathars & their culture & series of castles as well as practical advice on getting there & around, accommodation, equipment & planning a trek using the Cathar Way. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by colour sketch diagrams mapping the route ahead as well as colour photographs illustrating some of the historic points of interest along the route. ...

Cathcart in 1910 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Coverage stretches from Merrylee Wood eastward to Carmunnock Road & Cathcart church, & from Millbrae Crescent southward to Muirend station. Features include Muirend House, Newlands, cemetery, Cathcart District Railway & station, Millholm Paper Mills, Papermill Farm, Cathcart Nurseries, Holm Foundry, Cathcart Mill, White Cart Water, etc. A directory of Cathcart is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Raymond Carver said it was possible `to write about commonplace things & objects using commonplace but precise language & endow these things
- a chair, a window curtain, a fork, a stone, a woman`s earring
- with immense, even startling power`. Nowhere is this alchemy more striking than in the title story of Cathedral in which a blind man guides the hand of a sighted man as together they draw the cathedral the blind man can never see. Many view this story, & indeed this collection, as a watershed in the maturing of Carver`s work to a more confidently poetic style.

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The English medieval cathedrals are one of the wonders of the world. But who made them, & why? This fascinating new history of England's cathedrals explores a previously unconsidered view of these extraordinary creations: as constantly-changing structures created by a rich brew of ancient rituals, beliefs, personalities & politics
- a living window on to the past. Incorporating the latest historical research, Jon Cannon presents a picture of the English cathedrals as above all products of their time, not just great architectural monuments. These were buildings brought alive by the messages encoded in their sculpture
- & the miraculous events that were believed to occur within them. Full of personalities, ideas, stories & novel interpretations, here are the cathedrals of England as you may never have considered them before. Handsomely illustrated with specially commissioned photographs & diagrams, including thematic chapters on key aspects & separate essays on every medieval cathedral in Engl&, this magnificent volume is indispensable to every lover of history & architecture.

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Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple & unpretentious
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** Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals** Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama as spiritual sanctuary, as much about political wrangling as religious fervour. From Christian beginnings in the Middle Ages through Reformation, Renaissance & Modernity, the great cathedrals of Britain have been both battleground & place of quiet reflection; created for the glory of God for sure, but also for the glory of men. There`s a litany of great deeds & a list of secrets tied up in our national cathedrals & all are revealed within our guides, the ideal companions to the stories behind the greatest cathedrals of all. Whether you are travelling to view the buildings themselves or being an armchair enthusiast, let us take you on a journey.** Book Three: Central & the East of England** Heavy hitters on the religious landscape, the famous cathedrals of East Anglia were a roll-call of riches, power, authority & influence in the Middle Ages & still attract hundreds of thousands of visitors today. In cathedral terms, they rank among some of the brightest & the best
- Norwich, Lincoln, Ely, Peterborough & St Edmundsbury
- along with their close neighbours Oxford
- the smallest cathedral in England
- & Lichfield
- the final resting place of the 7th century St Chad & his multitude of angels. Here are wonderful treasures to be explored. From a building that was once the tallest in the world, surpassing even the monumental Great Pyramid of Giza, to one that is the final resting place for the digestive system of a legendary queen.




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** Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals** Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama as spiritual sanctuary, as much about political wrangling as religious fervour. From Christian beginnings in the Middle Ages through Reformation, Renaissance & Modernity, the great cathedrals of Britain have been both battleground & place of quiet reflection; created for the glory of God for sure, but also for the glory of men. There s a litany of great deeds & a list of secrets tied up in our national cathedrals & all are revealed within our guides, the ideal companions to the stories behind the greatest cathedrals of all. Whether you are travelling to view the buildings themselves or being an armchair enthusiast, let us take you on a journey. ** Book Two: London & the South East** Four out of six of the cathedrals in this book were created for God & the Church of Rome, five now answer to the Queen of Engl&. & the seventh isn t in fact a cathedral at all, though you ll see why it takes its place among these hallowed buildings. From tiny timber churches that grew into magnificent cathedrals, from a Catholic faith turned Protestant, the story of these cathedrals, some of the foremost in Britain, is tumultuous, awe-inspiring & splattered with violence. They count among their numbers the oldest cathedral in England & the oldest religious sites in Britain. Many were established in the glory days of cathedral building under the rule of William the Conqueror from the 11th century. But their foundations go back much earlier; to small churches, priories & monasteries. Some may have been Roman temples. Pre-dating that, it s likely many were Pagan shrines & places of worship. ...

** Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals** Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama as spiritual sanctuary, as much about political wrangling as religious fervour. From Christian beginnings in the Middle Ages through Reformation, Renaissance & Modernity, the great cathedrals of Britain have been both battleground & place of quiet reflection; created for the glory of God for sure, but also for the glory of men. There s a litany of great deeds & a list of secrets tied up in our national cathedrals & all are revealed within our guides, the ideal companions to the stories behind the greatest cathedrals of all. Whether you are travelling to view the buildings themselves or being an armchair enthusiast, let us take you on a journey. ** Book One: The North of England & Scotland** From early Celtic influences through to English Reformation & the rise of Scots Calvinism, Scotland & the north of England has had a turbulent religious history. It was once united as the Kingdom of Northumbria, from Edinburgh & Lothian right down to the Humber, incorporating the counties of Durham & York & the holy isle of Lindisfarne. Today the kingdom has been dismantled but the cathedrals, which include some of the most famous buildings in the UK, still flourish & offer their secrets for discovery. Here you will solve the mystery recently uncovered in a mass grave in the country s oldest cathedral. Find a link to one of the UK s most famous retailers in an 11th century building. Enter inside the grand Scottish cathedral built in tribute to a 7th century Greek hermit. & go underground to discover a Saxon crypt, dating from the mid 600s. ...

** Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals** Rich, rolling countryside & historic towns, scenic coasts & picture-perfect landscapes. The west of England & Wales has many attractions, & not least of these are its cathedrals. Here you`ll find some of Britain`s finest & most awe-inspiring. From the country`s longest cathedral, at Winchester, to its smallest, at St Asaph. From the tallest spire in the country at Salisbury, to the longest Gothic stone vaulted ceiling in the world at Exeter. You`ll also find the cathedral founded in the nation`s smallest city by the man who would become the patron saint of Wales. One of the most impressive & famous cathedral fronts in the country, decorated with one of the largest collections of medieval statues in Europe. & one of only six abbeys saved from destruction during Henry VIII`s purge of the Reformation. ** Book Four: The West & South West of England & Wales** ...