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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 -
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire: Volume 1, History, Archaeology and Architecture [eBook (PDF)]
Warwick Rodwell(Author)
£0.00Published 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 i... .... Learn More -
Crossing the Threshold: Architecture, Iconography and the Sacred Entrance [Hardback]
Madeleine Mumcuoglu (Author); Yosef Garfinkel (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 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 -
Ta’ Braxia Cemetery, Malta [Hardback]
Conrad Thake (Author); Janica Buhagiar (Author)
£53.00ISBN: 9789995711702
Published by : Midsea Books
The Ta’ Braxia cemetery at Pietà was designed and planned by the Maltese architect Emmanuele Luigi Galizia (1830–1907), at the time, still in his mid-twenties. It is, for all intents and purposes, the first extra-mural cemetery to be established i... .... Learn More -
I.B. Tauris History of Monasticism: The Western Tradition [Hardback]
G. R. Evans (Author)
Regular Price: £40.00
Special Price: £15.00
ISBN: 9781848853768
Published by : I.B. Tauris
From the earliest centuries of the church, asceticism and the contemplative life have been profoundly important aspects of western Christianity. And in assessing the glories of western civilization, perhaps the best place to start is within mediev... .... 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
Special Price: £24.00
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)
Regular Price: £30.00
Special Price: £15.00
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)
£36.00ISBN: 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 -
Temples and Sanctuaries in the Roman East: Religious Architecture in Syria, Iudaea/Palaestina and Provincia Arabia [Hardback]
Arthur Segal (Author)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9781842175262
Published by : Oxbow Books
This lavishly illustrated volume presents a comprehensive architectural study of 87 individual temples and sanctuaries built in the Roman East between the end of the 1st century BCE and the end of the 3rd century CE, within a broad region encompas... .... Learn More
