Author: Robin S. Oggins
Publisher: MetroBooks
Keywords: cathedrals
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 1996-10
List price: $14.98
ISBN-10: 156799346X
ISBN-13: 9781567993462

Beautiful and imposing, cathedrals were designed as monuments to the greater glory of God. They are important not only for spiritual reasons, but for their often splendid architecture. A medievalist leads an extraordinary photographic tour through the most magnificent examples, from Notre Dame in Paris to the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya. Through engaging commentary, the history and evolution of these buildings unfold, beginning in the early Christian era and Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity in the 4th century, up through the Reformation, and right into

Author: Helen Henderson
Publisher: Henderson Press
Keywords: france, cathedrals
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $29.45
ISBN-10: 1406757314
ISBN-13: 9781406757316

Text extracted from opening pages of book: CATHEDRALS OF FRANCE BY HELEN HENDERSON rait SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS AND AN END-PAPER MAP BOSTON AND NEWTTORK HOUGIITON MIPFLIN COMPANY 1929 TO MY OLD FRIEND LAURA BOORMAN IN MEMORY OF MIDNIGHT TALKS AT DINGLEY DELL THESE PAGES ARE LOVINGLY DEDICATED H. H. December, CONTENTS vu LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS M vi OF FRAXCK SHOWING CATHEDRAL TOWNS Front Endpapers r. fin * i UrjutHtf by W. /. Harrington) I > AM ic OF PARIS . ... Frontispiece PACING PAC. K AMXKXS ......... 36 HKACVAIS ........ 42 L. vox ......... 72 RKIMS ......... 78 STttAsnotTKG ........ 92 TKOYK

Author: Graziella Leyla Ciagà
Publisher: White Star
Keywords: world, cathedrals
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2006-10-24
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 8854401781
ISBN-13: 9788854401785

A useful resource for architecture students, travelers, and anyone interested in our religious heritage, this volume documents the world’s most important cathedrals from their early Christian, Romanesque, and Gothic origins through their evolution during the Renaissance and Baroque periods to the styles of the modern age. Spanning the globe, the monuments in this volume have been selected for their exceptional historical value, aesthetic attributes, and architectural significance. From St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, which was constructed in 1050, to the 2003 opening of Richard Meie

Author: Roland Recht
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: cathedrals, gothic, art, seeing, believing
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2008-10-15
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0226706060
ISBN-13: 9780226706061

Developments in medieval science that elevated sight above the other senses found religious expression in the Christian emphasis on miracles, relics, and elaborate structures. In his incisive survey of Gothic art and architecture, Roland Recht argues that this preoccupation with vision as a key to religious knowledge profoundly affected a broad range of late medieval works.In addition to the great cathedrals of France, Recht explores key religious buildings throughout Europe to reveal how their grand designs supported this profusion of images that made visible the signs of scripture. Metalwo

Author: Emma Marshall
Publisher: Home Farm Books
Keywords: cathedrals, english, england, cities, cathedral
Number of Pages: 372
Published: 2008-11-04
List price: $42.95
ISBN-10: 144373697X
ISBN-13: 9781443736978

Originally published in 1879. Stories of the great cathedral cities of England. Their history, life and worshippers. Contents Include : Canterbury York London Westminster Winchester Durham Carlisle Chester. Illustrated Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Elise Whitlock Rose
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: volume, france, south, cloisters, cathedrals
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 2009-04-30
List price: $25.75
ISBN-10: 0559129319
ISBN-13: 9780559129315

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

Author: John Fitchen
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: vault, erection, medieval, study, gothic, cathedrals, construction
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 1997-04-28
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0226252035
ISBN-13: 9780226252032

John Fitchen systematically treats the process of erecting the great edifices of the Gothic era. He explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as specifically as they can be deduced today. Since there are no contemporary accounts of the techniques used by medieval builders, Fitchen’s study brilliantly pieces together clues from manuscript illuminations, from pictorial representations, and from the fabrics of the building themselves. "Anyone who has caught the fascination of Gothic Churches (and once ca