Book Number 2 (almost as difficult as the second album) is on the way from former BBC Deputy Director General, Mark Byford. It's called "The Annunciation: A pilgrim's quest", and will be published at the end of this month by Winchester University Press. (Disclosure: Mark is a Director of Winchester University, as well as a lay canon of Winchester Cathedral.)
The book was inspired by a chance viewing of Francois Lemoyne's 1727 oil painting of The Annunciation at the National Gallery, where it is currently on loan from Winchester College. Lemoyne was Court Painter to Louis XV. How such a Catholic image arrived at Winchester College Chapel back in the 18th Century is unclear; the painting was re-discovered in 2011, and sent to the National (who had no Lemoynes) after restoration.
The blurb makes no mentions of Mark's BBC days. "Award-winning journalist Mark Byford searches for the spiritual meaning of the biblical story of the Annunciation through intimate conversations with more than a hundred senior clerics, world-renowned theologians, historians and artists." Just £35 hardback.
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