Forthcoming books - TrustNews Spring 1993
“Winchester Cathedral Nine Hundred Years”
To commemorate the 900th anniversary an important new book covering the history, art, architecture, liturgy and music of the Cathedral since the start of worship there, fully illustrated, will be published in the spring. Over twenty articles have been contributed by specialists in various fields. The book is edited by John Crook FSA, Archaeological Consultant to the Dean and Chapter and published in conjunction with Phillimore and Co. Order now from The Dean and Chapter Office, 5 The Close, and you may benefit from a pre-publication price of £26.
"The Winchester Bible" by Claire Donovan
The story behind the making of the biggest and undoubtedly the finest twelfth-century Bibles is told in this new book, also to be published in the Spring. The Bible, written by a single Winchester scribe and illustrated by several illuminators of the highest quality, was left unfinished, and therefore provides fascinating evidence of the many processes involved in the production of an elaborately illuminated medieval manuscript. Published by the British Library and Winchester Cathedral Enterprises, the price is £10.95.
Claire Donovan lectures in art history at Southampton Institute of Higher Education, and lives in Winchester.