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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 -
Chapels of England [Hardback]
Christopher Wakeling (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9781848020320
Published by : English Heritage
Religion in Britain after the Reformation was remarkably unstable and places of worship were the focus of dispute and regular change. This book is the first substantial synoptic account of Nonconformist church architecture in England and aim... .... Learn More -
I.B. Tauris History of Monasticism: The Western Tradition [Hardback]
G. R. Evans (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 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 -
Patterns in Stonework: The Early Churches in Northern England: A Further Study in Ecclesiastical Geology Part A: The Counties of Cheshire,Cumberland,Derbyshire,Durham,Lancashire and Lincolnshire [Paperback]
John F. Potter (Author)
£58.00ISBN: 9781407313931
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR BRITISH
Volume: 617
This work follows the rapid survey of the ecclesiastical geology of the stonework of known Anglo-Saxon churches throughout England undertaken by the author a decade ago. From that brief study it proved possible to both understand and distinguish c... .... Learn More -
An Anatomy of a Priory Church: The Archaeology, History and Conservation of St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny [Paperback]
George Nash (Editor)
£29.00ISBN: 9781784911089
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
Based on documentary evidence, the Priory Church of St Marys in Abergavenny has been a place of worship since the late 11th century; archaeological evidence though suggests that the site has a much earlier period of use. Over the past 1000 years t... .... Learn More -
The Traditio Legis: Anatomy of an Image [Paperback]
Robert Couzin (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9781784910815
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
The bearded and mature figure of Christ stands majestically raising his right hand, open palm facing the viewer. In his left he holds an unfurled scroll. Saints Peter and Paul appear on either side, Peter approaching to catch or protect the dangli... .... Learn More -
Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia [Hardback]
Marie-Jose Friedlander (Editor); Bob Friedlander (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9781780768168
Published by : I.B. Tauris
Ethiopia is a land of hidden treasures, and among the greatest are its remote churches, whose richly decorated interiors amaze and astound with their vibrant colours and extraordinary illustration. Yet steeped in ancient legend, and often situated... .... Learn More -
The Benedictines in the Middle Ages [Paperback]
James G. Clark (Author)
£17.99ISBN: 9781843839736
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Monastic houses following the rule of St. Benedict of Nursia were the most numerous in medieval Europe - their ranks containing several of the continent's wealthiest, most influential and most highly regarded. This study offers an overview of ... .... Learn More -
L’architettura religiosa nella diocesi medievale di Lucca a sud dell’Arno (secoli XI-XIV) [Paperback]
Francesca Roggi (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781407313146
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
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
