Product Description

Who was St George and how did he become patron saint, not only of England, but many other European countries? The author explores the wealth of myth and legend, art and inspiration which surrounds this obscure 4th-century Christian martyr.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1446821 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-24
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 244 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent, reader friendly and vastly informative.
This is a book I would highly recommend. Samantha Riches writes in an accessable style that keeps the reader turning the page. The huge, colourful amount of illustrations makes this book stand out from the crowd and at least for me, shed new light on a subject that I had formerlly dismissed as a rather straight-forward English Saint story. Reading this book will teach you that this is far from the case and he is a character regarded highly throughout 17 centuries in many different countries. This is for me the most interesting book I have read in a long while and if i was given unlimited space I could write about it's merits possibly for hours!