Folio Society Published Works Number 3453
MacCulloch, Diarmaid - A History of Christianity The First Three Thousand Years
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MacCulloch, Diarmaid - A History of Christianity The First Three Thousand Years (Published in by The Folio Society in 2020. A beautiful three-volume Folio edition of Diarmaid MacCulloch's epic history of Christianity – a landmark of scholarship presented with superb colour images and an exclusive new introduction from historian Neil MacGregor. Three volume set. Bound in cloth blocked with designs by Jamie Clarke. Set in Minion. Vol 1: 408 pages, Vol 2: 536 pages, Vol 3: 576 pages. 32 pages of colour illustrations per volume. 25 integrated black & white maps across the three volumes and decorative title pages. Blocked slipcase. 10" x 6.75". How did an obscure sect in first-century Palestine flower into the religion of a third of the world? In a work of astonishing scope, Diarmaid MacCulloch begins the story 1,000 years before the birth of Christ. His acclaimed, commanding history takes in apostles and martyrs, lost kingdoms and empires, crusades and liberation struggles, the architecture of soaring Gothic cathedrals and the genesis of the greatest works of sacred art and music. This superb three-volume Folio edition features an entirely new introduction by historian Neil MacGregor, bestselling author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, and each volume includes 32 pages of stunning colour images. The bindings and slipcase are adorned with exquisite designs by typographer Jamie Clarke, depicting three crosses from different ages of Christianity. )
