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How to Read Churches
A Crash Course in Christian Architecture
Taschenbuch von Denis R. Mcnamara
Sprache: Englisch

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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 holds a BA in the history of art from Yale University and a PhD in architectural history from the University of Virginia. He is the author of two books on Christian architecture and is currently assistant director of The Liturgical Institute, University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois.
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: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 256
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781408128367
ISBN-10: 1408128365
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcnamara, Denis R.
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 167 x 136 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Denis R. Mcnamara
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2011
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
preigu-id: 107248876
Über den Autor
Denis R. McNamara holds a BA in the history of art from Yale University and a PhD in architectural history from the University of Virginia. He is the author of two books on Christian architecture and is currently assistant director of The Liturgical Institute, University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois.
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: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 256
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781408128367
ISBN-10: 1408128365
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcnamara, Denis R.
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 167 x 136 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Denis R. Mcnamara
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2011
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
preigu-id: 107248876
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