New book about Salisbury Cathedral (From Salisbury Journal)

New book about Salisbury Cathedral

3:30pm Sunday 6th December 2009

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A NEW book about Salisbury Cathedral is said to present perhaps the most authoritative account of the building of the building yet published.

Salisbury Cathedral – The Making of a Medieval Masterpiece, is researched and written by Tim Tatton-Brown, consultant archaeologist of Salisbury Cathedral since 1990.

It is lavishly illustrated with new pictures by specialist photographer John Crook, a fine new series of drawings by Jill Atherton and two new watercolours by Terry Ball.

Mr Tatton-Brown said: “This book offers a completely fresh account of the building of the cathedral, revealing all the new findings which have been made from both my work and associated specialist studies of the building’s fabric during the past twenty years as it undergoes its major repair programme. “I have attempted to put these new findings alongside the known historical dates and documentary information we already have and present it all in a straightforward and readable style.”

Edward Probert, Canon Chancellor at the cathedral, said “Tim’s book is a great read. Meticulously researched and drawing on history and geology as well as his expertise in architecture, Tim shows the wider context of the building, situating its development against the background of English politics of successive ages, including the era of medieval monarchs and powerful bishops, and the high drama of the Reformation, Civil War and Restoration.

“He also discusses the earlier cathedral at Old Sarum and covers, with similar authority, the relatively few changes which have taken place to the Cathedral’s structure since it was first erected right up to the installation of the new baptismal font in September 2008.

Salisbury Cathedral -The Making of a Medieval Masterpiece is published by Scala Publishers Ltd and is available from mid-December, price £14.95, from the cathedral shop. Mail order also available, email giftshop@salcath.co.uk or call 01722 555170.

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