From the Hands of Heroes Hardback Book
- A full colour hard-back book that reproduces the original altar frontal and every hand-crafted page of its accompanying memorial book
- A fresh outlook on the therapeutic use of embroidery by disabled and shell shocked servicemen during the First World War.
During the First World War, convalescing servicemen in Britain’s military hospitals were aided in their recovery by a remarkable kind of therapy: embroidery. Some of these war-hardened men worked on a project for the altar of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral. The quiet splendour of what these men produced – and the story of its creation – is presented, explored and honoured in ‘From The Hands of Heroes’ - a full-colour, 92-page, hardcover book that reproduces the original altar frontal and every hand-crafted page of its accompanying memorial book. It allows us a century later to marvel at the contrast between the colour and vibrancy of what these men produced and the deathly mud-soaked landscape in which they lived and fought. The abiding message is one of how hope can overcome despair and beauty can mitigate tragedy. It is a tribute to the skill and resilience of a group of damaged men who found solace and meaning in the making of a unique memorial.
During the First World War, convalescing servicemen in Britain’s military hospitals were aided in their recovery by a remarkable kind of therapy: embroidery. Some of these war-hardened men worked on a project for the altar of Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral. The quiet splendour of what these men produced – and the story of its creation – is presented, explored and honoured in ‘From The Hands of Heroes’ - a full-colour, 92-page, hardcover book that reproduces the original altar frontal and every hand-crafted page of its accompanying memorial book. It allows us a century later to marvel at the contrast between the colour and vibrancy of what these men produced and the deathly mud-soaked landscape in which they lived and fought. The abiding message is one of how hope can overcome despair and beauty can mitigate tragedy. It is a tribute to the skill and resilience of a group of damaged men who found solace and meaning in the making of a unique memorial.
From the Hands of Heroes Hardback Book
From the Hands of Heroes Hardback Book
