Architecture Churches in Early Medieval Ireland Tomás O'Carragáin (Yale, £40)
You couldn't pretend that churches built in Ireland between the 5th and the 11th centuries-the subject of this book-are great architecture. Yet nor could you read Tomás O'Carragáin's sensitive analysis of them without being convinced they are both important and fascinating. In these years, Ireland was producing a group of outstanding missionaries who would shape the future of European history. How interesting to consider, therefore, the churches they knew in their homeland. Also to explore why these buildings exist, how they were used, their points of architectural reference and what inspired their ornament.
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Guy Ritchie: 'My mother married an impoverished aristocrat with a knackered country pile. I've been chasing that dream ever since'The film maker opens up about his love for the countryside, and his friendship with Sir David Beckham.
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Mystery, muse and metaphor: There's more to fog than meets the eyeSmothering, transformative and beautiful, fog’s close-set shroud has inspired titans of literature, cinema and art — and forces the rest of us to look at the world a little closer.
