How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiatical Architecture (331/3) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiatical Architecture (331/3) Book

How to Read Churches is a pocket primer for decoding the structure and purpose of ecclesiastical buildings. It traces the development of church architecture from biblical precedents like the Temple of Solomon via the ornate passion of medieval Gothic cathedrals to the Postmodern works of the twenty-first century. Adopting a strictly visual approach, this accessible guide uses exquisite engravings and authoritative text to: - explore all types of Western Christian ecclesiastical building - churches, cathedrals, chapels, abbeys and monasteries. - provide the context for building styles, materials and motifs and lo identify the separate architectural elements, interior organisation and ornament of some of the most exalted buildings in the Western world. - show the reader how to search for the visual clues that tell the story of ecclesiastical buildings: the messages they convey and (heir spiritual connection between heaven and Earth.Read More

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    This handy easy-to-carry book will provide the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of the church. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity readers will be taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to our How to Read series this book is a practical guide for showing readers how they can search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function and spiritual symbolism of a church building. A perfect companion to How to Read Buildings.

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    This handy, easy-to-carry book provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to the bestselling How to Read series, How to Read Churches is a practical guide, showing readers how to search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function and spiritual symbolism of a church building. The perfect companion to How to Read Buildings.

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    A handy and easy-to-carry book which offers a visual approach to reading the architecture of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, you are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to the bestselling series, How to Read Churches is a pocket-sized practical guide showing you how to search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function and spiritual symbolism of a church building.

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    How to Read Churches : Paperback : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC : 9781408128367 : : 01 Jul 2011 : This handy, easy-to-carry book will provide the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of the church.

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    Denis R. McNamara, Henry Tilney

  • 1408128365
  • 9781408128367
  • Denis R. McNamara, Henry Tilney
  • 21 February 2011
  • Herbert Press Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 256
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