The Living Wells of Wales

New photographs and old tales of our sacred springs, holy wells and spas

Phil Cope

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Beschrijving The Living Wells of Wales

In The Living Wells of Wales author and photographer Phil Cope has made a lavishly illustrated guide to over a hundred sacred wells in Wales, pagan and Christian, for the specialist and occasional visitors alike. Packed with photographs, Cope describes their cultural relevance to contemporary Welsh identity through landscape, myth and architecture.

ISBN: 9781781724965
Pagina's: 352
Verschenen: 08-03-2019
Rubriek: Reisgidsen

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Hardback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Poetry Wales Press

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