On Earth
as it is in Heaven
A large format coffee-table
book of 224 pages, titled, ‘On
Earth as it is in Heaven - Gothic Revival Churches of
Victorian New Brunswick’ by Gregg Finley and Lynn Wigginton,
published in 1995, explores the legacy of New Brunswick’s churches and
examines the architecture and furnishings of the 19th century houses of
God. In so doing, the publication provides a great deal of information
on the history of churches in New Brunswick.
Included in the more than 100 original paintings and drawings,
(actually 47 pen and ink drawings, 23 wash drawings and 54 acrylic
paintings) by visual artist, Lynn Wigginton include,
Belfry of Holy Trinity
in St. Marys,
United
Church of Youngs Cove,
A skyline of Saint John with the steeples of
Stone
Church and the Immaculate Conception,
Wooden Angels in St. Paul’s in
the
Valley in Saint John,
Steeple detail of Trinity Church in Kingston,
the
Pulpit
in the Greenock Church in St. Andrews,
Free Meeting House in Moncton,
The
Altar of St. Pierre-aux-Liens in Caraquet
St. Andrew’s in French
Village, Kings County
St. Peter's in Upham, Kings County
and others.
BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS and PHOTOS
a treasure to behold and a legacy to look at and to leave to the
upcoming generations - at a time when so many churches are being lost
for one reason or the other.
"In 1845, John Medley came from
England and became the first Anglican Bishop of New Brunswick. With
him, he brought ideas, architects and architectural designs which would
change the appearance of churches throughout New Brunswick.
The list of the surviving
Anglican Churches from the Episcopate of
Bishop John Medley gives the location and date of consecration or
construction.
Featuring
more than one hundred paintings and drawings
of the remaining
churches as well as of architectural details. 224 pages 9 ½ x
11.
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