Books I recommend
Anything with a * is a book I heartily recommend as essential for the subject.
Art, Architecture
*Old Parish Churches - many, many books on different areas of the UK by Mike Salter
* Pevsner – many books focussing on architecture and art in England by county, covers more than churches
*Medieval Church Architecture, Jon Cannon, 2014, Shire Books 9780747812128 – if you want to learn more about church architectural styles and periods, this is the book
Cathedral, Jon Cannon 2011, Constable 9781849016797
Early Christian Art and Architecture, Guntram Koch, 1996, SCM Press 9780334026327
The Great East Window of York Minster – An English Masterpiece, Sarah Brown, 2018 9781781259795
The Cross in Ritual Architecture and Art, Geo. S. Tyack, 1900
The Treasures of English Churches, Matthew Byrne, Shire Publications, 9781784424893
Anglo Saxon Art, David M. Wilson, 1984, Thames & Hudson 9780500233924
Britain’s Pilgrim Places, Nick Mayhew-Smith & Guy Hayward, 2020, Lifestyle Press/British Pilgrimage Trust 9780954476786
The Book of Durrow, Rachel Mss, 2018, Thames & Hudson 9780500294604
The Story of the Cross A Visual History, Martyn & Esther Whittock, 2021, Lion Books 97807450980638
The Winchester Bible, Claire Donovan, 2008, Winchester Cathedral 9780712303033
Saints, Shrines & Pilgrims, Roger Rosewell, 2017, Shire Books 9780747814023
Rood Screens, Richard Hayman, 2018, Shire Books 9781784422943
The Lindisfarne Gospels, Eleanor Jackson, 2022, British Library 9780712354813
Stained Glass at York Minster, Sarah Brown, 2017, Scala 9781785510731
Country Church Monuments, C.B. Newham, 2022, Penguin Random House 9780241488331
Medieval Graffiti, Matthew Champion, 2015, Penguin Random House 9780091960414
England’s Thousand Best Churches, Simon Jenkins, 2002, Penguin 9781846146640
Old Cheshire Churches, Raymond Richards, 1947
Going to Church in Medieval England, Nicholas Orme, 2021, 9780300256505
The Stripping of the Altars – Religion 1400-1580, third edition 2022, Eamon Duffy, Yale University Press 9780300254419
Marking the Hours - English People and their Prayers, 2006, Eamon Duffy, Yale University Press 9780300170580
History
*Going to Church in Medieval England, Nicholas Orme, 2021, 9780300256505
*The Stripping of the Altars – Religion 1400-1580, third edition 2022, Eamon Duffy, Yale University Press 9780300254419
Lore and Legend of the English Church, Geo. S. Tyack, 1899
The Christian Sense of History, Dom Prosper Gueranger OSB, 2022, Calx Marie Publishing 9781838478520
Hermits and Anchorites In England 1200-1550, E.A. Jones, 2019, Manchester University Press 9781526127235
The Celtic Monk, Uinseann O Maidin OCR, 1996, Cistercian Publications, 9780879076627
The Medieval World Complete, Robert Bartlett, 2010, Thames & Hudson 9780500283332
Medieval Monasteries of Great Britain, Lionel Butler & Chris Given-Wilson, 1979, Michael Joseph 9780718123688
Roman Roads in Britain, Hugh Davies, 2008, Shire Books 9780747806905
Roman Britain, Guy de la Bedoyere, 2020, Thames & Hudson 9780500291146
Pilgrim Pathways, Andy Bull, 2020, Trailblazer 9781912716197
Dominion. The Making of the Western Mind, Tom Holland, 2020, Abacus 9780349141206
The Anglo Saxons, Marc Morris, 200, Penguin Random House 9781529156980
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People – Bede
The Fall of Roman Britain, John Lambshead
In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood
The History of the Church, Eusebius of Caesarea
Faith
Tradivox Catholic Catechism Index, Arouca Press (multiple volumes)
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, Brant Pitre
The Day is now Far Spent, Robert Cardinal Sarah
Jesus & the Jewish Roots of Mary, Brant Pitre
Liturgy
The Liturgy of the Church According to the Roman Rite, Dom Virgil Michel OSB, 1937, Arouca Press 9781990685330
The Catholic Mass, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, 2021, Sophia Institute Press 9781644135402
Winters in the World – A Journey Through the Anglo Saxon Yea, Eleanor Parker, 2020, Reaktion 9781789146721
L’Annee Liturgique/The Liturgical Year, Dom Prosper Gueranger
Scripture
Denis the Carthusian: Commentary on the Davidic Psalms, translated by Andrew M. Greenwell, Arouca Press (multiple volumes)
The Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers, M.F. Toal, 1958 (modern reprints available)
The Navarre Bible – multiple volumes with English and Latin text, plus commentary
Any books by Pope Benedict XVI
Our Father A Biblical Meditation on the Lord’s Prayer, St Claire Waddelove OSB, 2020, Gracewing 9780852449677
Spirituality
The Joy of God, Sister Mary David Totah OSB, 2019, Bloomsbury 9781472971326
The Desert Fathers – Sayings of the Early Christian Monks, Benedicta Ward, Penguin 9780140447316
The Interior Castle, St Teresa of Avila
The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis
The Way of Perfection, St Teresa of Avila
Revelations of Divine Love, Julian of Norwich
The Spiritual Life and Prayer, Sr Cecile Bruyere OSB, 2016, Mediatrix Press 9781735060125
Meister Eckhart Selected Writings, 1994, Penguin 9780140433432
The Power of Silence, Robert Cardinal Sarah, 2017, Ignatius Press 9781621641919
St Augustine, Confessions
Ancrene Wisse – Guide for Anchoresses
Padre Pio’s Spiritual Direction for Every Day, Gian luigi Pasquale
The Day is now Far Spent, Robert Cardinal Sarah
The Rule of St Benedict
Entering the Twofold Mystery - on Christian Conversion, Erik Varden OCSO, 2022, Bloomsbury 9781472979476
The Spirit of Solesmes, Sr Mary David Totah OSB, 2016, Gracewing 9780852448922
In the School of St Benedict, Dom Xavier Perrin, 2022, Gracewing 9780852449851
The Rule of St Benedict - A Commentary, Dom Paul Delatte, translated by Justin McCann
Notions dur la vie religieuse, Dom Gueranger (not sure if this is or was available in English)
Saints
The Legend of St Katherine of Alexandria, 1841, Forgotten Books
Padre Pio: The True Story, C. Bernard Ruffin,1991, OurSundayVisitor, 9780879736736
The Life of St Benedict, St Gregory the Great