The Kingdoms of Christ. The Story of the Early Church

London England: Thames and Hudson. Hardback. Wear and tear to D/J. Translated and adapted by Christopher Holme. This beautiful and truly inspiring book beings with the days when the Apostles set out, obeying their orders to 'Go forth into the world and teach all peoples....' and ends in the early Middle Ages, when, after the spreading of the gospel to almost all the countries of the Old World, the new Europe begins to develop. Christianity, the author reminds us, was characterized from the beginning by its world-wide attitude. A vital part of this extraordinary story is its wealth of unusual illustrations. Nearly four hundred photographs and drawings of early Christian sites, of priceless treasures of early Christian art, and of rare documents beautifully illuminate everything that this noted traveller and writer tells us of an age that, however remote, is and always will be an intimate part of our daily lives. Illustrated with 326 illustrations, 16 in colour. 368 pp. ( We carry a wide selection of titles in sci fi fantasy and horror, The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1959.