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The Georgian Churches of Oski and Iskhani: Architecture and Ornament [Hardback]
Dora Piquet-Panayatova (Author)
£120.00ISBN: 9781899828913
Published by : Pindar Press
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This study deals with the churches of Oski and Iskhani, in the ancient Georgian province of Tao-Klardeti, now in eastern Turkey.Each church is examined separately, with a focus on the architecture and carved decoration. The architectural... .... Learn More -
Crossing the Threshold: Architecture, Iconography and the Sacred Entrance [Hardback]
Madeleine Mumcuoglu (Author); Yosef Garfinkel (Author)
£50.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789250763
Published by : Oxbow Books
Every day millions of people enter public buildings of many forms and functions: Notre-Dame in Paris, Central Station in New York; the British Museum in London, that are decorated with recessed doorways. None of them is likely to be aware that thi... .... Learn More -
L’architettura religiosa nella diocesi medievale di Lucca a sud dell’Arno (secoli XI-XIV) [Paperback]
Francesca Roggi (Author)
Regular Price: £35.00
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ISBN: 9781407313146
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2672
This study focuses on the architectural landscape of the lower Valdarno area, which formerly belonged to the diocese of Lucca and in the 17th century formed the new diocese of San Miniato. Despite the distance from the Bishop, Lucca managed to kee... .... Learn More -
The Churches of Rome, 1527-1870 - Volume I: Vol. I. The Churches [Hardback]
Michael Erwee (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597285
Published by : Pindar Press
The churches of Rome constitute arguably the most important manifestations of art and architecture in the Western world. This book is a detailed description of 251 churches in Rome and the Vatican City, built or decorated between 1527 and 1870, an... .... Learn More -
A Social Topography of the Commote of Caerwedros in Ceredigion within its Regional Context during the Sixteenth Century [Paperback]
G. Lynn Morgan (Author)
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ISBN: 9781407312934
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR BRITISH
Volume: 601
The author was inspired to embark on this work by her own sense of Welsh identity and by her surrounding landscape in south-west Ceredigion. In this interdisciplinary research the author defines the historical geography of the commote of Caerwedro... .... Learn More -
Stairway to Heaven: The Functions of Medieval Upper Spaces [Paperback]
Toby Huitson (Author)
£36.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781842176658
Published by : Oxbow Books
Spiral stairs, galleries and upper chambers in medieval cathedrals, abbeys and parish churches have been an enduring source of fascination to scholars since the eighteenth century. But what were these secret stairs, mysterious galleries and hidde... .... Learn More -
Whitewash and the New Aesthetic of the Protestant Reformation [Paperback]
Victoria George (Author)
£150.00ISBN: 9781904597643
Published by : Pindar Press
This book is a reconsideration of the practice of whitewashing church interiors during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is the first detailed study of its kind which challenges the view tha... .... Learn More -
San Vincenzo Maggiore and its Workshops [Hardback]
Richard Hodges (Author)
£80.00ISBN: 9780904152586
Published by : British School at Rome
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Volume: 17
The San Vincenzo Project began in 1980 as a collaboration with the Soprintendenza Archaeologica del Molise. Its initial focus was the small frescoed crypt of 'San Lorenzo' (later known as the Crypt Church), which was in urgent need of conserva... .... Learn More -
Pilgrimage in Early Christian Jordan: A Literary and Archaeological Guide [Paperback]
Burton MacDonald (Author)
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Special Price: £6.95
ISBN: 9780977409495
Published by : Oxbow Books
An interest in places of pilgrimage is very much a part of the life of many people in the modern world. For Christians, it is the Holy Land that holds specific interest - the area where the events described in the Bible, in both the Old and the... .... Learn More -
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire: Volume 1, History, Archaeology and Architecture [Hardback]
Warwick Rodwell (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9781842173251
Published by : Oxbow Books
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, is a redundant medieval church in the care of English Heritage. As a result of a major programme of research carried out between 1978 and 2007, it is now the most intensively studied parish church in the UK. Exca... .... Learn More
