Religious buildings
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Religious buildings
Hardcover. By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. This book traces confluence of factors that produced this transformation and argues that monastic architecture, more than texts, relics, or pilgrimages, was the key to Mount Wutai's emergence as a sacred site. Series: Art History Publication Initiative Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993522
- ISBN
- 9780295993522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Hardcover. As Buckfast Abbey prepares to celebrate its millennium in 2018, this new book chronicles the remarkable history of this famous English abbey. Essays by a dozen distinguished historians explore Buckfast's Saxon origins, its medieval architecture, the rebuilding, its silver, metalwork and art. Editor(s): Beacham, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, 260 illustrations in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; AGR; AMN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946504
- ISBN
- 9781858946504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.99€ 64.81
€ 70.99
€ 64.81
paperback. Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, retains a rare power to astonish. This book tells the story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526780
- ISBN
- 9780099526780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Edinburgh's cemeteries have been notorious for centuries, from the infamous Greyfriars to the countless crypts, graveyards and mausoleums that proliferate through the city. This book reveals a host of traditions and stories regarding these distinctive sites, as told by an expert on the subject. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMN; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647982
- ISBN
- 9781445647982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.48
€ 28.48
Paperback. Black Country Chapels Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; AMN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946650
- ISBN
- 9780750946650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Black Country chapels Num Pages: 144 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; AMN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939904
- ISBN
- 9780750939904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A connecting theme is provided by the local Arts and Crafts school, which flourished well into the twentieth century. A narrative introduction sets the buildings in context. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w + 140 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; AM; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 118 x 17. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107319
- ISBN
- 9780300107319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. This study explores three of Bernini's baroque chapels to show how he achieved his effects. It examines the ways in which the artist integrated the architecture, painting and sculpture into a coherent space for devotion, and shows how this accomplishment was understood by religious practitioners. Translator(s): Lappin, Linda. Num Pages: 168 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFK; AGB; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092737
- ISBN
- 9780226092737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. With an introduction to the world of bells and bell-ringing, this book explains how bells are made and how a ringing installation works. It explains the nature of change ringing, which has mathematical as well as musical aspects. It provides insights into the ringing community, and more. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AMN; AVRJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814337
- ISBN
- 9780747814337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Carr, Annemarie Weyl; Nicolaides, Andreas. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 190 color illustrations, 22 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVC; AFC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2242.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023494
- ISBN
- 9780884023494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.48€ 71.84
€ 74.48
€ 71.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 color + 54 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; ACG; AFC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 316 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169126
- ISBN
- 9780300169126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03€ 53.24
€ 68.03
€ 53.24
Paperback. Apocalypse documents, reproduces and interpets the Apocalypse cycle in the Great East Window of York Minster, Britain's largest expanse of medieval stained glass Num Pages: 160 pages, 125. BIC Classification: AFPS; AMN; HRCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Third Millenium Pub Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908990327
- ISBN
- 9781908990327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. Using specialist lenses and techniques to capture distant and inaccessible detail, Michael Rimmer's photographs reveal the unseen beauty of East Anglia's angel roofs and the vision of the medieval craftsmen who made them. Num Pages: 142 pages, 4 maps, 78 colour images, 4 black & white images, 6 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3H; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893699
- ISBN
- 9780718893699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.46
€ 45.46
Paperback. Containing many engravings and ground plans, this guidebook to the ancient cathedrals of England features interesting facts and stories, and is written by a stonemason and letter carver. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 5AQ; AMN; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 155 x 123 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263418
- ISBN
- 9781904263418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.27
€ 10.27
Paperback. From the Moorish synagogue in small Texas town, to the New England meetinghouse nestled in the palm trees of Hawaii, this comprehensive historical survey of America's religious architecture celebrates the country's ethnic and spiritual diversity through the magnificent breadth of these community landmarks. Num Pages: 480 pages, 300 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471145028
- ISBN
- 9780471145028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Hardcover. A glorious photographic survey of the London churches built in the sixty years after the Great Fire Num Pages: 384 pages, 280 colour and black and white photographs and illustrations; 65,000 words. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 281 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2020.
- Publisher
- Pimpernel Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910258088
- ISBN
- 9781910258088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.16€ 58.19
€ 59.16
€ 58.19
Paperback. Incorporates the additions and corrections recorded by Erwin Panofsky until the time of his death in 1968. Editor(s): Panofsky, Erwin; Panofsky-Soergel, Gerda. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMN; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691003146
- ISBN
- 9780691003146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Hardback. This latest book by Tarquin Blake documents eighty abandoned Church of Ireland churches, preserving a record of fragile religious ruins. Blake's haunting images of crumbling ruins and history of the churches tell another fascinating story of troubled times. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 284 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Collins Press Cork
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848899100
- ISBN
- 9781848899100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.85
€ 32.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. A guide to Britain's churches, which talks about the richness and diversity of over 1500 years of Christian heritage. It also explains the importance of place in the siting of a church, the architectural styles, the layout of the interior in relation to religious practice, the purpose and meaning of stained glass and wall paintings, and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DB; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440958
- ISBN
- 9780752440958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Jaidah, Ibrahim. Num Pages: 200 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; AMN; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 308 x 319. Weight in Grams: 1676.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857222783
- ISBN
- 9788857222783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.90
€ 46.99
€ 38.90