de Beer, Lloyd, and Naomi Speakman: Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint. 2021. 272 pages, fully illustrated in colour. Hardback. 25 x 22cms. Marking the 850th anniversary of Thomas Becket's murder in Canterbury Cathedral, this British Museum exhibition tells the story of his life, canonisation and of Canterbury's rise as a major site of pilgramage through a large array of objects, including stained glass, manuscipts, jewellery and reliquaries.
Marking the 850th anniversary of Thomas Becket's murder in Canterbury Cathedral, this British Museum exhibition tells the story of his life, canonisation and of Canterbury's rise as a major site of pilgramage through a large array of objects, including stained glass, manuscipts, jewellery and reliquaries. Text in English