How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Christian Architecture
Author:   Dr Denis R. McNamara ,  Henry Tilney
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781408128367


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 February 2011
Format:   Paperback
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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.

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Author:   Dr Denis R. McNamara ,  Henry Tilney
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Herbert Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 16.40cm
Weight:   0.401kg
ISBN:  

9781408128367


ISBN 10:   1408128365
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   21 February 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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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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