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Description:The urge to make one's mark seems to be as old as humanity itself, and down the centuries people who do not have the means to leave an official monument have found the means to leave an unofficial one in the form of graffiti. It is deplorable of course as graffiti rarely enhances the environment and generally deface it.The trouble is, graffiti can be interesting, and sometimes fun. St Albans Cathedral contains more than 500 pieces of graffit dated to before 1700, cut by monks, pilgrims, builders, merchants, soldiers, prisoners, local people and children. They offer some interesting insights into the concerns of ordinary people who came to this place and wanted to leave a mark here, perhaps as a way of attaching themselves to the building's sense of eternity. With the help of the Friends of St Albans Abbey this booklet has been put together to help you find some of the most interesting examples on your own.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short Graffiti Tour of St Albans Abbey. To get started finding A Short Graffiti Tour of St Albans Abbey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 21

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Fraternity of the Friends of St Albans Abbey

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0950682934

Description: The urge to make one's mark seems to be as old as humanity itself, and down the centuries people who do not have the means to leave an official monument have found the means to leave an unofficial one in the form of graffiti. It is deplorable of course as graffiti rarely enhances the environment and generally deface it.The trouble is, graffiti can be interesting, and sometimes fun. St Albans Cathedral contains more than 500 pieces of graffit dated to before 1700, cut by monks, pilgrims, builders, merchants, soldiers, prisoners, local people and children. They offer some interesting insights into the concerns of ordinary people who came to this place and wanted to leave a mark here, perhaps as a way of attaching themselves to the building's sense of eternity. With the help of the Friends of St Albans Abbey this booklet has been put together to help you find some of the most interesting examples on your own.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Short Graffiti Tour of St Albans Abbey. To get started finding A Short Graffiti Tour of St Albans Abbey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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