This book examines mid-20th-century Anglican church architecture in Britain, between 1935-1975, exploring how it was shaped by liturgical changes, social shifts and artistic influences. It investigates the theoretical foundations of modern Anglican...Loe edasi...
Across Europe, the parish church has stood for centuries at the centre of local communities. In spite of the importance of the parish church, these buildings have generally not received the same attention from historians as non-parochial places of w...Loe edasi...
The eleven essays presented here lead the reader through the earliest manifestations of the chantry, the origins and development of stone-cage chapels, royal patronage of commemorative art and architecture, the chantry in the late medieval parish....Loe edasi...
First Published in 1981 The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral traces the entire architectural history of the church from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Every major epoch of English architecture is represented, from the Norman Conq...Loe edasi...
This book is the first comprehensive overview of Buddhist architecture in North America and provides an analysis of Buddhist architecture and communities. It will be of interest to religion, architecture, US history, Asian Studies and Buddhist Studi...Loe edasi...
This book explores Louis I. Kahns approach to tradition as revealed in two of his important, unbuilt, projects. Focusing on Kahns designs for the Dominican Motherhouse of St. Catherine de Ricci, Media, Pennsylvania (1965-1969), and the Hurva Synag...Loe edasi...
This book begins with a brief description of the history of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and its construction. The reader is then introduced to the challenges faced in designing and implementing appropriate stabilisation measures whilst also satisfying...Loe edasi...
Shaped by the tensions and anxieties of the modern era and powerfully expressed in the space and material culture of faith, the architecture presented here creates a set of new turning points in the history of the built environment....Loe edasi...
The Architecture of Medieval Churches investigates the impact of affective theology on architecture and artefacts, focusing on the Middle Ages as a period of high achievement of this synthesis....Loe edasi...
The volume investigates the historic accounts of the religious contestations over the status of the Mahbodhi Temple complex in Bodhgay (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) & argues that sacredness goes beyond scriptural texts & archaeological remains. * T...Loe edasi...
This ambitious volume casts new light on the Roman occupation of the Nene valley, and the rich Anglo-Saxon sculptural and manuscript context that preceded the construction of the present cathedral....Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1979 Gold Was the Mortar details the financing and the building of the medieval cathedrals at Paris, Amiens, Toulouse, Lyon, Strasbourg, York, Poitiers and Rouen....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2019, Kirjastus: Central European University Press, ISBN-13: 9781003721314)
This book is about the Christ Pantokrator, an imposing monumental complex serving monastic, dynastic, medical and social purposes in Constantinople, founded by Emperor John II Komnenos and Empress Piroska-Eirene in 1118....Loe edasi...
This book presents the challenges sacred architecture faced during the mid-20th century in America and explores how American architects pushed the envelope in the design of houses of worship....Loe edasi...
This title was first published in 2000: Did the plan of medieval churches have any underlying symbolic meaning? This work re-opens the debate about the importance of geometry and symbolism in medieval architectural design and argues the case for at...Loe edasi...
Using the example of Durham Cathedral, this book sets out to explore wherein the appeal of historic churches lies today and considers questions of how and why their preservation into a post-Christian era should be secured....Loe edasi...
Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century it was a major royal centre. This series of twenty-eight papers covers new research on the topography, buildings, art-history, architecture and archaeology...Loe edasi...
