ST George's Chapel, Windsor: A Portrait is a stunning publication on the Queen's Free Chapel of St George at Windsor castle. It captures, in traditional black and white film photography the incredible variety of activities that take place throughout the year, showing both the public and the intimate face of the Chapel. Published on the occasion of the 660th anniversary of the Chapel, this brand new book offers an insider's view of St George's ranging from the calm of daily liturgical life, to the splendor of Garter Day, the Royal Victorian Order and the festivities of Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. The photographs also capture the many individuals of St. George's Chapel, including the Military Knights, the Choir, the bell ringers and archaeologists, the organist and organ tuners, the military and the musicians. This collection of evocative images presents a unique slice of British history and cultures as revealed through the daily life and use of the Chapel. Over the course of 18 months between 2006 and 2007, writer and photographer Eleanor Curtis was given unprecedented and privileged access to St George's Chapel. The result is a body of photographs which reveal both the function and the spirit of the building as well as the drama of its architecture and the lives and duties of the staff who work there and in St George's College. These include photographs of HM The Queen and the Royal Family in attendance at religious services and ceremonial occasions there, including the special service to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday. Eleanor Curtis's discreet and detailed approach to photography captures the essence and spirit of St George's Chapel. AUTHOR Eleanor Curtis is a writer and photographer. She has been a research fellow at the Royal College of Art, London, holds a Masters degree from the University of London and is an associate fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. Recent projects include writing and editing four publications for John Wiley bSons on architecture and Design (1197-2006) and working as a reporter, feature writer and photographer for Reuters and the Financial Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Independent and Irish Times on the Middle East and Angola (1996-2001). 140 b/w illustrations
