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How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Christian Architecture
Dr Denis R. Mcnamara
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Description for How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Christian Architecture
Paperback. This handy, easy-to-carry book will provide the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of the church. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. A Crash Course in Ecclesiatical Architecture. 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). This handy, easy-to-carry book will provide the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of the church. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AMN. Dimension: 168 x 138 x 19. Weight: 394.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408128367
SKU
V9781408128367
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99-5
About Dr Denis R. Mcnamara
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.
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