The countryside, towns and cities of Britain are full of churches. They
represent some of the most iconic, beautiful and occasionally bizarre buildings
in the country. They have a lot to say about our history, our art and our ideas.
But how do you read them? Through charming illustrations, "Rice's Church Primer
"reveals the basic grammar and vocabulary of church architecture throughout the
United Kingdom. As Matthew Rice says, 'Once you can speak any language,
conversations can begin, but without it communications can only be brief and
brutish. The same is the case with Architecture: an inability to describe the
component parts of a building leaves one