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Title: St Albans Cathedral.
Publisher: Pitkin Pictorials Ltd., London.
Format: Vintage illustrated cathedral guide in large stapled pamphlet / chapbook form with color photographic card covers.
Genre and topic: Travel, religious & spiritual history, and architectural guide focused on the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban in Hertfordshire, England.
Subject: Introduces the history and significance of St Albans Cathedral, its role as an ancient abbey church, and the story of St Alban, alongside descriptions of the building\'s major periods of construction and restoration.
Contents: Narrative tour of the cathedral interior and exterior including nave, transepts, choir, presbytery, Lady Chapel, chapels, shrines, monuments, organ, and choir stalls, accompanied by explanatory text.
Plans and reference material: Includes a visitors\' guide plan of the cathedral with numbered points of interest keyed to features such as altars, chapels, tombs, monuments, and other notable locations.
Illustrations and design: Richly illustrated throughout with full-page and half-page color photographs plus black-and-white images showing architectural details, sculpture, brasses, murals, stained glass, and views of the cathedral complex.
Language and audience: English-language guide intended for visitors, tourists, pilgrims, and readers interested in English cathedrals, Christian heritage, and ecclesiastical architecture.
Publication details: Printed in Great Britain; copyright Pitkin Pictorials, 1976. SBN: 85372 0076.
Special notes: Vintage Pitkin pictorial souvenir guide to St Albans Cathedral; see photos and condition notes for details of this specific copy.
