Living Wells of Wales - New photographs and old tales of our sacred springs, holy wells and spas Cope PhilPevná vazba
Author and photographer Phil Cope takes the reader on a journey through the sacred wells of Wales from the Anglesey to the Gwent. He discovers wells in city centres and, quite literally, in the middle…
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Author and photographer Phil Cope takes the reader on a journey through the sacred wells of Wales from the Anglesey to the Gwent. He discovers wells in city centres and, quite literally, in the middle of nowhere - on mountainsides, in deserted valleys, on the coast, in sea caves. They include healing wells, cursing wells, and wells named for saints, Satan, witches, angels, fairies, friars, nuns, hermits, murderers and hangmen. His stunning, atmospheric photographs are accompanied by folk tales, myths and legends, conversations with well-keepers and poems inspired by Welsh wells.Wales has an abundance of wells both in the natural state and domesticated for private or civic use. Published in conjunction with the Keep Wales Tidy Living Wells project, The Living Wells of Wales is a guide to historic sites important to Welsh identity which have been hidden and neglected in