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Beschreibung

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.

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.

Über den Autor
Denis R. McNamara
Zusammenfassung
A bargain price for such a wealth of information.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Building Types
Church Types
A Grammar of Styles
Materials
Floor Plans
The Nave
Apses & Sanctuaries
Choirs & Stalls
Vaulting & Buttresses
Domes & Cupolas
Façades & Portals
Baptisteries & Fonts
Windows & Tracery
Towers & Spires
Altars & Tabernacles
Stained Glass
Ornaments & Symbols

Glossary
Resources
Index
Acknowledgements

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: How to Read
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781408128367
ISBN-10: 1408128365
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcnamara, Denis R.
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
How to Read
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 167 x 136 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Denis R. Mcnamara
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2011
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
Artikel-ID: 107248876

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