Architecture: religious buildings Books
Edinburgh University Press The Temptation of Graves in Salafi Islam
Book SynopsisThis book explains the current destruction of graves in the Islamic world and traces the ideological sources of iconoclasm in their historical perspective, from medieval theological and legal debates to contemporary Islamist movements including ISIS.
£27.54
Edinburgh University Press Bayana
Book SynopsisOffers a broad reinvestigation of North Indian Muslim architecture through a case study of a desert fortress: Bayana in Rajasthan.
£190.00
Third Millennium Publishing The Great East Window of York Minster: An English
Book SynopsisAfter an immense process of careful restoration and conservation, the outstanding artistry of the Great East Window is revealed afresh through state-of-the art photography that captures the complete sequence of major panels, in corrected placements, for the very first time. At the size of a tennis court, it is the largest single expanse of medieval stained glass in Britain and one of the largest medieval windows ever made. This visual feast is brought to life by expert author Sarah Brown, who explores the history, artistry, meaning and restoration of the window, revealing new insights on a fragile masterpiece that has been described as England's Sistine Chapel. Ground breaking new research has shed exciting new light on the window's complex narratives, relating its story to the Minster's history and liturgy. The Great East Window of York Minster explores the window's biblical presentation of the beginning and end of time, the window's relationships with other media and the technical processes behind its creation. This stunning, illustrated hardback presents an engaging contextual analysis of the window's unequivocal position as an English masterpiece. "The Great East Window of York Minster tells the story of Time: from the Creation, Genesis, at the top, to the end of time, when a new heaven and a new earth is brought into being by Jesus Christ according to the Revelation of St John, at the bottom. It is a truly timeless masterpiece, with a message as relevant today as it was 600 years ago when it was painted." - John Sentamu, Archbishop of YorkTrade ReviewExcellent...[Sarah Brown] has written an erudite and readable book that tells us all we want to know about this wonderful masterpiece that Yorkshire is so proud of. -- Bill Spence * Yorkshire Gazette and Herald *A magnificent book allows the story of York Minster's Great East Window finally to be brought alive for everyone to enjoy. -- Stephen Lewis * York Press *
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Basilicas of Ethiopia: An Architectural
Book SynopsisThe basilica is symbolic of the history of Christianity in Ethiopia. Aizan, the first Christian king of the Aksumite empire was responsible for the creation of the large, five-aisled church of M?ry?m ??yon, sadly destroyed in 1535, and since then many hundreds of basilicas have been built in Ethiopia, many, including the UNESCO World Heritage site of Lalibela, literally 'hewn from the rock'. In this book, architectural historian and architect Mario di Salvo considers the unique architectural features of Ethiopia's basilicas and explains how they developed over time. Featuring almost 200 colour illustrations, this book is an attractive and comprehensive guide to some of Ethiopia's most inspiring religious buildings.Trade Review'This is an extremely worthwhile study of basilicas in Ethiopia by an architect. He presents the stylistic developments of sacred buildings by comparing a number of churches, which though different preserved a more or less defined form. People everywhere come together to celebrate religious rites in sacred sites. In Ethiopia exigencies of landscape and politics created buildings which were monolithic, semi-monolithic or carved out of the living rock. A number of very impressive large buildings for sacred and secular usage can still be found there, however, many have all but disappeared or are in a very ruinous state, so that the study of individual sites is an increasingly necessary task for understanding the development of this architectural style. The genesis and development of building traditions during the Aksumite Empire continued for many centuries after its demise. These architectural solutions are meticulously explained and richly illustrated with the author's own photographs and images from earlier excavation campaigns. This beautifully produced volume will inspire the serious student of architecture as well as introduce the general reader to the Ethiopian landscape and politics under which large buildings such as basilicas were created.' - Dorothea McEwan, Honorary Fellow, The Warburg Institute, University of London, 'Many books have hitherto been written about ancient Ethiopian churches - mostly by historians, archaeologists and well known photographers. This is one of the very few books written about this enthralling subject by a professional architect. Without doubt, Mario di Salvo's The Basilicas of Ethiopia is the most authoritative book yet on the architectural history of the magnificent Ethiopian Orthodox Churches. This sumptuously presented oeuvre is not only a seriously academic book written just for other architects, but indeed also for the wider audience of aficionados of Ethiopian art and culture, for whom it will be a great delight to have in their collection.' - Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate, PhD., Chairman of the Board of Patrons, ORBIS AETHIOPICUS - The Society for the Preservation and Promotion of Ethiopian CultureTable of ContentsForeword by Professor Michael Gervers Introduction: The Structural Characteristics of Christian Basilicas Part I - The Ruins of the Ancient Aksumite Basilicas (4th-7th c.) Part II - The Architecture of Ethiopia's 8th-12th century (post-Aksumite) Basilicas Modified/Edified Basilicas Subterranean /Hypogeal Basilicas Semi-monolithic Basilicas Later Basilicas Part III - The Architecture of the Medieval Basilicas of Ethiopia Basilicas constructed in Caves Monolithic Basilicas in Lalibela The Last Ethiopian Basilicas GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Churches of the Church of England Directors Choice
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Artists’ Corner of St Paul’s Cathedral
Book SynopsisArtists’ Corner in St Paul’s Cathedral is the final resting place for some of the greatest artists working in the United Kingdom, including Turner, Leighton and Millais. British painters of the 19th century are shoulder to shoulder with artists from America and Continental Europe who made Britain their home and helped to shape national taste. Artists’ Corner reflects a golden age of artistic production, when the visual arts were central to British cultural pride and identity, when the funerals of the cultural figures were occasions of national mourning, and their achievements were marked with monuments and enduring plaques. All of the painters and sculptors memorialised in Artists’ Corner are brought together in this guide, with references to some of their master works which chart a trajectory from history painting to the arrival of impressionism and abstraction in the 20th century.
£9.50
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Treasures of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
Book SynopsisFrom Viking boxes to medieval manuscripts, mummified animals to elaborate stone carvings, Christ Church Cathedral has been the repository for an astonishing array of objects over the centuries, connecting us to the cathedral’s past in a direct and tangible way. These treasures provide impressive evidence of the cathedral’s extensive communications network, with Europe and beyond; the skilled craftsmanship that contributed to the creation of the cathedral building and its contents; and the many people who have passed through this extraordinary place. This accessible book is an eye-catching introduction to the cathedral’s history, with lively commentaries on over 50 objects in Christ Church Cathedral. Generously illustrated with a wealth of items, ranging from the curious and the unexpected to the sumptuous riches of illuminated manuscripts and church plate. This is an enjoyable guide to Christ Church Cathedral, a place of worship in the centre of Dublin for almost 1,000 years.
£9.45
Icon Books The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals of Great
Book SynopsisBritain is well-known for its churches and cathedrals; buildings of great architecture and religious grandeur that form many of our recognisable skylines. But these grand structures are also full of facts, histories and stories that you may not have been aware of. Did you know that there are only three cathedrals in Britain without a ringing bell? Or that St Davids Cathedral, nestled away in a Welsh valley, has a very unique choir, where the top line is sung only by female choristers, aged eight to eighteen? How about that the Great Pyramids in Egypt were the world's tallest structures for over 3,870 years, until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311? Award-wining travel writer and editor Sue Dobson takes us on a journey around the United Kingdom, showing us her highlights while providing fascinating details and stories along the way.
£8.09
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Multifaith Spaces: History, Development, Design
Book SynopsisMultifaith spaces reflect the diversity of the modern world and enable a connection between individuals from different religious backgrounds. These spaces also highlight the complex and sensitive areas of political and social debates regarding the emergence of densely urbanised populations. They hold the potential to encourage connection and dialogue between members of different communities, promoting empathy, community and shared activity for the betterment of society. This book explores the history, development, design and practicalities of multifaith spaces from the early shared religious buildings that had to cater for two or more faiths, to the shared multifaith spaces of modern secular locations such as universities, airports and hospitals. Terry Biddington looks at the architectural, theological, social, legal and practical complexities that arise from the development and use of such spaces. The book also draws together research to enable further development of multifaith spaces.Trade ReviewThis book is the first in depth study on multifaith spaces, examining the new shape religion is taking in today's institutions. A `must read' for all engaged in planning, creating and running similar projects and all who want to get a understanding of one way in which religion is back in the public sphere with powerful symbols of peace and integration in diversity. -- Martin Rötting, Professor of Religious Studies, Paris-Lodron University Salzburg and Chair at House of Culture and Religion e.V. MunichTerry Biddginton's superb examination of multifaith spaces will make a big contribution to inter-religious understanding. It offers an encyclopaedia of examples of the many ways in which people have wrestled with the dilemmas of creating multifaith spaces. Equally it provides a clear-sighted analysis of the underlying challenges and tensions which must be negotiated to enable the cohabitation of different faiths. It's a book whose relevance and usefulness will surely increase in the future. -- Simon Keyes, Professor of Reconciliation and Peacebuilding, University of Winchester
£28.50
Lexington Books The Place of the Mosque: Genealogies of Space,
Book SynopsisThe Place of the Mosque: Genealogies of Space, Knowledge, and Power extends Foucault’s analysis, Of Other Spaces, and the “ideological conflicts which underlie the controversies of our day [and] take place between pious descendants of time and tenacious inhabitants of space.” This book uses Foucault’s framework to illuminate how mosques have been threatened in the past, from the Cordóba Mosque in the eighth century, to the development of Moorish aesthetics in the United States in the nineteenth century, to the clashes surrounding the building of mosques in the West in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Akel Kahera uses Foucault’s genealogy to elaborate on and study the subjects that are caught in the emergence of a battle—the social and political will to power, the networks of power, and the rituals of power—within the interstitial space. In going beyond individual buildings to broader geographical and genealogical dimensions of the power struggles, The Place of the Mosque reconciles the public space experience, governmentality, and micro powers, paving the way for a new philosophical language. Expanding architectural and urban regional approaches, Kahera shows the biopolitical significance of the problem of space.Trade ReviewThe Place of the Mosque wrestles with Michel Foucault’s ideas on space, while weaving together local and global notions of place, as it interrogates today’s public spectacles, from the Great Mosque of Córdoba near Madrid to the Ground Zero Mosque in Manhattan. Animating the book is the question: who defines place? What makes this query so intriguing is how its answers revolve around the interlocking dimensions of space, knowledge, and power. Like a forensic scientist, Akel Kahera expands our discussion about mosque space by unpacking various sites, assigning them a genealogy, and determining their birth history, traumatic relations, and lifestyle markings. It is a fresh and contemplative approach. Kahera is even cheeky enough to allow musings on the mosque from the great poet, Muhammad Iqbal, which foreground his point that the mosque is a ubiquitous presence in the world. And it is this fact that makes works like this one so essential to read. -- Zain Abdullah, author of Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem
£30.00
Send The Light Heaven on Earth: The Temple in Biblical Theology
Book SynopsisExamining the concept of 'Temple' throughout Scripture, HEAVEN ON EARTH explores one of the most interesting, but least appreciated themes in biblical theology. Far from being a building used simply for religious activities, the Temple in biblical literature embodies a rich variety of theological ideas. At the heart of these is the interface provided between a holy God and sinful people. An understanding of the role of the Temple (and its predecessor, the Tabernacle) in biblical history provides a remarkable insight into the redemptive purposes of God. From the Garden of Eden in Genesis to the new creation in Revelation, biblical literature abounds with references and allusions to the Temple, all of which underline its significance as an institution and concept. HEAVEN ON EARTH brings evangelical biblical scholars and theologians together to offer a fresh approach to this often neglected area. The biblical essays cover Old Testament, inter-testamental and New Testament material. From Paternoster Press.
£23.51
Historic Environment Scotland Jedburgh Abbey
Book SynopsisJedburgh Abbey is one of the most elegant examples of 12th-century architecture in Scotland. It was founded by King David I, both as an act of piety and to assert his claim to the Borders. The abbey was repeatedly ravaged over centuries of border warfare, and almost abandoned after the Reformation. But thanks to conservation work sponsored by the 9th Marquis of Lothian and excavations in the 1930s and 1980s, the magnificent abbey church can be seen in context as the heart of a medieval Augustinian abbey.
£7.77
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Cathedrals of the Church of England
Book SynopsisA cathedral is the mother church of a diocese, the seat of a bishop. Together, the 42 English cathedrals of the Church of England constitute one of the world''s great achievements in architecture. They are an artistic embodiment of the spiritual sublime as well as a unique record of the history of England.They include the great medieval cathedrals of Canterbury, Winchester, Durham and Ely, which were supported by monastic communities, and the medieval secular glories of Lincoln, Salisbury, Exeter and York Minster. Later, in the wake of the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII was inspired to create several new cathedrals including those at Peterborough, Oxford and Gloucester. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the demands of population growth led to the enlargement and upgrading to cathedral status of a number of fine churches such as Manchester, Birmingham and Southwark, and the building of innovative new cathedrals including Liverpool and Guildford. The destruction of war caused a new cathedral to be built at Coventry.The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England is responsible for national policy on this extraordinary collective heritage. Its Director, Janet Gough, provides pen portraits of all 42 cathedrals, each illustrated with eye-catching photographs, in this new title in Scala''s Director''s Choice series.
£13.46
Merrell Publishers Ltd The English Cathedral
Book SynopsisAmong the most magnificent buildings of England are its Anglican cathedrals, great symbols of spiritual and architectural power. No one can fail to marvel at Durham's incomparable Romanesque masterpiece, the elegant stylistic unity of Salisbury, the world- amous stained glass of Canterbury or the striking Gothic scissor arch at Wells. In this breathtaking new book, award-winning Magnum photographer Peter Marlow has captured the nave of each of England's 42 Anglican cathedrals. Taken in natural light at dawn, usually looking towards the east end of the building, these remarkable images bring into sharp relief the full splendour of the architecture, whatever the style. Marlow's spellbinding photographs are accompanied by his commentary on the project, including sketches and preparatory shots; an introduction by curator Martin Barnes on the tradition of church photography in England, particularly the work of Frederick Evans and Edwin Smith; and a concise summary of each cathedral interior by architectural historian John Goodall. A special collector's edition comprising a blocked, cloth-bound hardback edition of the book and a signed, hand-finished print, 30.5 x 25.4 cm (10 x 12 in.) , placed together in a handmade, blocked, cloth-bound slip case.Trade Review'A thorough documentation of some unique and enduring architecture - this is a worthy and noble project.' - AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE 'Your comprehensive guide.' - PERIOD LIVING MAGAZINE
£76.00
The History Press Ltd Crypts of London
Book SynopsisAfter the devastation of 1666, the Church of England in the City of London was given fifty-one new buildings in addition to the twenty-four that had survived the Great Fire. During the next hundred years others were built in the two cities of London and Westminster, most with a crypt as spacious as the church above. This book relates the amazing stories of these spaces, revealing an often surprising side to life – and death – inside the churches of historic London. The story of these crypts really began when, against the wishes of architects such as Wren and Vanbrugh, the clergy, churchwardens and vestries decided to earn some money by interring wealthy parishioners in their crypts. By 1800 there were seventy-nine church crypts in London, filled with the last remains of Londoners both illustrious and ordinary. Interments in inner London ended in the 1850s; since then, fifty-two crypts have been cleared, and five partially cleared – in each case resulting in the gruesome business of moving human remains. Today, many crypts have a new life as chapels, restaurants, medical centres and museums. With rare illustrations throughout, this fascinating study reveals the incredible history hidden beneath the churches of our capital. Malcolm Johnson is a retired priest, and has a PhD from King’s College, London. His well-received St Martin-in- the-Fields was published by Phillimore in 2005.
£15.29
Two Rivers Press Believing in Reading: Our Places of Worship
Book SynopsisReading has many places of worship serving a number of faiths and sects. This book describes and tells the stories of ten of the more historically and architecturally interesting ones: the three parish churches founded in medieval times; Greyfriars, which was in secular use for many years; Roman Catholic St James's, Pugin's first ecclesiastical work; Victorian edifices serving a rapidly growing population; nonconformist and dissenting chapels; and the Friends' Meeting House, where both Huntley and Palmer are buried. Further chapters cover churches in the suburbs and the rise of other faiths, some of which worship in former Christian buildings. A variety of architectural styles are revealed, including medieval gothic, classical, neo-gothic and neo-Norman, Moorish-Byzantine, and Islamic. There is work by famous architects, including Waterhouse, Bodley and Comper. Inside the churches are some notable and curious fixtures and fittings: a rood screen from a cathedral in Birmingham, carved stonework from Reading Abbey, and a monument to a mathematician adorned with the five regular geometrical solids. Illustrated by Sally Castle with strikingly atmospheric linocut prints of the buildings and embellished with exquisite drawings by Martin Andrews, this book sheds new light on our often overlooked ecclesiastical heritage.Table of ContentsIntroduction: a very potted history Chp. 1 The Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Mary's Butts: a venerable vertical chessboard Chp. 2 St Laurence, Friar Street: geometry and youth at the Abbey gate Chp. 3 St Giles, Southampton Street: cobwebs and cattle pens Chp. 4 Greyfriars, Friar Street: multi-purpose survivor Chp. 5 St Mary's, Castle Street: comings and goings in a classical context Chp. 6 Holy Trinity, Oxford Road: Brian's treasure-house Chp. 7 St James, Forbury Road: pre-Gothic Pugin Chp. 8 The Sacred Heart, Watlington Street: Save the Rice Pudding Chp. 9 Wesley, Queen's Road: Oxen and honest brickwork Chp. 10 Friends' Meeting House, Church Street: Fox and Penn, Huntley and Palmer Chp. 11 Changing skylines: some suburban and ex-village churches, and places of worship for non-Christians
£11.78
D Giles Ltd Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion
Book Synopsis'Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion' is the first volume to explore the vast assortment of church decorations and memorials produced by Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933) and the Tiffany Studios. For over 50 years Tiffany oversaw the production and marketing of a multitude of decorative elements for numerous chapels, churches and synagogues, afforded by the late 19th century American boom in religious building. Although an important part of the ecclesiastical business consisted of the vibrantly coloured leaded-glass windows most famously associated with his name, Tiffany was interested in the bigger picture and employed designers, draftsmen, and craftspeople to produce a complete interior design, including mosaics, windows, floors,lighting, furniture, altarpieces, pulpits, candlesticks, headstones and mausolea, vestments and jewellery. This beautifully illustrated volume includes preliminary designs, cartoons, watercolour sketches and archival photographs designs and products, many never published before. In numerous cases these are the only surviving remnants of buildings which have long since been demolished.Table of ContentsPreface -Ena Heller, Director, MOBIA; Acknowledgments by Elizabeth De Rosa, Lindsy R. Parrott, Patricia C. Pongracz, Diane C. Wright; American Religion in the Age of the City, 1880-1915 Peter W. Williams; Louis Comfort Tiffany's Gospel of Good Taste Jennifer Perry Thalheimer; Tiffany Studios' Business of Religious Art Patricia C. Pongracz; "Unimaginable Splendours of Colour": Tiffany's Opalescent Glass Lindsy R. Parrott; With Joyous Hope and Reverent Memory: The Patrons of Tiffany's Religious Art Elizabeth De Rosa; Innovation by Design: Frederick Wilson and Tiffany Studios' Stained Glass Design Diane C. Wright; Agnes Northrop: Tiffany Studios' Designer of Floral and Landscape Windows Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen; Translations in Light: The May Memorial Window at Temple Emanu-El, New York Elka Deitsch; Exhibition Checklist; Selected Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index.
£29.75
GINGKO The Phoenix Mosque and the Persians of Medieval
Book SynopsisIn the early 1250s Mongke Khan, grandson and successor of the mighty Mongol emperor, Genghis Khan, sent out his youngerbrothers Qubilai and Hulegu to consolidate his grip on power. Hulegu was welcomed into Iran while his older brother, Qubilai, continued to erode the power of the Song emperors of southern China. In 1276 he finally forced their submission and peacefully occupied their capital, Hangzhou. The city enjoyed a revival as the cultural capital of a united China and was soon filled with traders, adventurers, artists, entrepreneurs, and artisans from throughout the great Mongol Empire includinga prosperous, influential and seemingly welcome community of Persians. In 1281, one of their number, Al al-Din, built thePhoenix Mosque in the heart of the city where it still stands today. This study of the mosque and the Ju-jing Yuan cemetery,today as a lake-side public park, casts light on an important and transformative period in Chinese history, and perhaps themost important period in Chinese Islamic history. The book is published in the Persian Studies Series of the British Instituteof Persian Studies.
£45.00
Mount Orleans Press The Knights Hospitaller in Great Britain in 1540:
Book SynopsisA Gazetteer Guide to the churches and Commanderies of the Knights of St John as they were at the moment of Suppression in 1540.
£18.00
Penguin Putnam Inc Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of
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£9.55
Kohlhammer Kirchenraum: Eine Raumtheoretische
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£42.49
Theologischer Verlag Moderner Kirchenbau in Der Schweiz
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£35.24
Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Die Thomaskirche Leipzig
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£11.06
Aschendorff Verlag Diakonische Kirchen(um)Nutzung
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£39.60
Aschendorff Verlag Sebaldus
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£44.91
Bohlau Verlag Koln The Central Synagogue of Sofia: Westernization,
Book SynopsisA deep dive into the architecture of the Central Synagogue of Sofia
£64.79
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Die Alteste Kirche Der Welt: Christliche
Book SynopsisNeue Erkenntnisse Ãber den bislang kaum erforschten Kirchenbau vor Konstantin
£47.69
De Gruyter Der Dom zu Magdeburg
Book SynopsisEight hundred years after the laying of its foundation stone, today the cathedral towers above the Elbe and the city as a landmark of Magdeburg, from whose medieval tangle of houses and streets it once rose to a dizzying height, its vastness incomparable among German cathedrals. A wealth of altars, relics and sculptures, as well as the colourfulness of the walls, rib vaulting and windows, then made the cathedral seem like a reflection of the heavenly Jerusalem. Reformation, wars and restoration have stripped Magdeburg cathedral of all that colourful medievalism, but they have lent it a lonely monumentality, even today, as a glistening mountain of stone. Compact overview of Magdeburg’s landmark
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Brill Schoningh Der Dom Von Köln Und Das Münster Von Straßburg
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Schnell & Steiner Klosterbuch Schleswig-Holstein Und Hamburg:
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£108.00
Schnell & Steiner Die Schwarze Kirche Zu Kronstadt - Reformation
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£45.00
Schnell & Steiner Domschatzkammer Mainz - Meisterwerke Aus 1.000
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£83.66
Schnell & Steiner Nachts Im Dom: Ein Comicfuhrer Durch Den
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£30.39
Schnell & Steiner Kirchen Und Kloster Im Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg:
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£37.95
Schnell & Steiner GmbH Wie eine österliche Verheißung
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Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Verlag To Proclaim, to Instruct and to Discipline: The
Book Synopsis A fundamental work on the use of scripture for decoration and furnishing in Protestant churches Inventory of text use in Calvinist Churches in the Dutch provinces between ca 1575-1800 The visual display of Scripture became common in Dutch Calvinist churches after the "Beeldenstorm": text panels and text paintings filled the lacunas left by removed images and altars. This richly illustrated volume shows how text decoration marked the Reformed appropriation of church space. This book shows how text decoration evolved into an innovative form of Reformed visual culture after iconoclasm, and was used to transform church spaces to accommodate Reformed worship. A story of continuity throughout the Reformation appears in the pre-Reformation roots of designs and spatial arrangements of displayed texts, beyond evident and major change. The work is based on a comprehensive inventory of text panels and text paintings installed in churches throughout the Dutch provinces between ca 1575–1800. A North Sea perspective presents text decoration as a universal Protestant phenomenon, which took different forms according to the liturgical and dogmatic requirements of denominations: from English Ten Commandments boards, and catechism altarpieces in churches in the Lutheran Danish Kingdom, to Lutheran text altarpieces that showcase the presence of Calvinism in northwest Germany.
£40.95
Thorbecke Die Veitskapelle in Muhlhausen: Bohmen in
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Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH NotreDame de Paris Pictures of a Cathedral Bilder
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JOVIS Verlag Kirche Raum Gegenwart
Book SynopsisOpen churches are valuable public spaces that embrace new possibilities while continuing to fulfill their liturgical function. The focus of Kirche Raum Gegenwart is the sustainable transformation of these locations in a way that goes beyond purely architectural intervention. Using four case studies from dioceses in southern Germany, the book and traveling exhibition of the same name provide concrete examples of what these changes might look like. Together with relevant stakeholders from the local communities, artists and architects have taken widely varying approaches to the supplementary uses of church spaces. The designs presented in the volume are complemented by fourteen particularly successful church transformations that have already been implemented in southern Germany. In addition to this, written contributions provide deeper insights into the changes occurring within the two largest Christian denominations and the unique requirements of these increasingly frequent spatial transformations.
£25.20
Oxford University Press Ancient Synagogues in Palestine
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£72.20
The University of Chicago Press The Hindu Temple
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The University of Chicago Press American Catholics and the Church of Tomorrow
Book SynopsisHow to reconcile our idea of the traditional conservatism of Catholicism with the many modernist churches built in the middle of the twentieth century? Osborne shows how, finding links between postwar theology and architectural ambition.
£37.05
The University of Chicago Press Legends in Limestone LazarusGislebertus and the
Book SynopsisWhereas 12th-century pilgrims flocked to the church of St-Lazare in Autun to visit the relics of its patron saint, present-day pilgrims journey there to admire its superb sculpture, said to have been created by Gislebertus. These two cults, of sculptor and of saint, form the basis for this study.
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McGill-Queen's University Press Beyond the Divide
Book SynopsisBeyond the Divide explores the mosques of Canada in their diversity, beauty, practicality, and versatility. Visiting ninety mosques across Canada to document the external and internal characteristics of each one, Gaber provides the first study to analyze these gendered spaces with architectural drawings, anecdotal experiences, and interviews.Trade Review“As the first comprehensive book on the mosque in Canada, Beyond the Divide is a timely entry into the field of social architecture and gender studies, covering an important contemporary issue for Muslims and other groups.” Hasan-Uddin Khan, School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, Roger Williams University“Beyond the Divide is thoughtfully and necessarily constrained as a text, while addressing an important lacuna in Canadian architectural history and in Canada’s built environment. The surveyed buildings and their parallel social contexts of local and immigrant histories, peoples, ideas and efforts are given centre focus, and deservedly so. We have here, at last, a collected and more complete image of the history of Canada’s diverse Muslim communities, and of their attempts to build home, hub and community, in new geographical, climatic and social geographies.” RACAR“Beyond the Divide: A Century of Canadian Mosque Design provides a critical contribution to the international scholarship on the architecture of mosques and the social roles they play in diaspora Muslim communities throughout the world. Tammy Gaber has gifted our profession with a timely, welcome, and first-of-its-kind comprehensive study of Muslim sacred/social architecture here in Canada.” Canadian Architect
£67.15
Columbia University Press From Abyssinian to Zion
Book SynopsisPublished in conjunction with a New-York Historical Society exhibition, this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook by a New York Times senior writer covers 1,079 houses of worship in New York City.Trade ReviewWith 899 photographs and 24 maps, this encyclopedia of congregations and religious buildings in Manhattan is an indispensable resource for anyone who is interested in religion and architecture in the city... [A]n outstanding handbook on religion in Manhattan. Publishers Weekly The simple, poignant images in From Abyssinian to Zion... reveal a Gotham rife with sacred tradition. Time Out New York well-researched and profusely illustrated Black and White MagazineTable of ContentsForeword, by Paul Goldberger Preface Acknowledgments Neighborhood Maps Introduction A-Z Bibliography Credits and Permissions Index
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Indiana University Press Muthanna Mirror Writing in Islamic Calligraphy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book, an important and much-needed contribution to the field of Islamic calligraphy, provides a nuanced and complex study of this enigmatic art form by placing it into a transcultural context and examining it from new vantage points. It is stimulating, carefully thought out, and well documented."—Maryam Ekhtiar, Curator of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art"Muthanna not only makes a welcome intervention in the larger field of the history of calligraphy, but also highlights the specific practice of mirror writing, which has hitherto received almost no attention. The book brings religion and art together in an innovative and meaningful fashion, and Akın-Kıvanç is to be commended for her courageous pioneering work."—Emine Fetvaci, Boston University"A truly groundbreaking study of a little-understood subject, muthanna (mirror writing) in Arabic script. Although all too often discussed as simple decoration, grounded at least in part by an alleged Islamic prohibition of figural imagery, the author shows that muthanna was, in fact, governed by a complex aesthetic and that its roots go back to inscriptions in Greek, Syriac, Samaritan, and Hebrew. A remarkable work of historical, cross-cultural, and aesthetic scholarship, Professor Akın-Kıvanç's book will doubtless stand as the go-to source for this distinctive, but much misunderstood, subject."—Howard Crane, The Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsA Note on Transcription and Translation Introduction: Axes Part I: A History of Mirror Writing 1. Perspectives: Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing 2. Foundations: The Practice of Mirror Writing 3. Orientations: Reversed and Repeated Writing in Non-Arabic and Arabic Scripts 4. Convergences: Mirror Writing in Greek and Arabic 5. Diffractions: Mirror Writing in Arabic Part II: A Theory of Mirror Writing 6. Reflections: Mirrors in Islamic Studies 7. Illuminations: A New Discourse on Mirror Writing 8. Directions: The Single-Letter Muthanna 9. Receptions: Multiletter and Multiword Muthannas 10. Projections: Calligraphic Nazires and Mobility Conclusion: Refractions Works Consulted Index
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University of Notre Dame Press The Chapels of Notre Dame
Book SynopsisThe Chapels of Notre Dame celebrates the university's unique identity as a Catholic academic community, depicting photographs of the chapels located throughout Notre Dame's campus.Trade Review"It is striking that the idea for the publication of this book came not from the university's officers nor its media office but from a lay person who was inspired by the beauty of one of our chapels when visiting the campus. Like the ancient psalmist who cried out, 'I have loved the beauty of thy house, O Lord' (Psalm 26:8), this visitor saw that the chapels on Notre Dame's campus are an integral part of its story. She was so right that her idea was taken up immediately by the university itself. This beautiful volume is the result of that inspiration." —Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame"From its origins, the University of Notre Dame has attempted to fulfill the ancient Catholic truth that we know God through reason and faith. Faith, of course, is not merely something that is affirmed; it is also performed. This beautiful book illustrates many of those places on our campus where the faith is performed in its formal worship as well as in its informal prayers and devotions. The chapels on the campus of Notre Dame are a visible testimony to our common Catholic faith; a lasting reminder of the generosity of our many benefactors; and an iconic tribute of that beauty coming from human hands as a reflection of the source of all beauty—God." —Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame"Here at Notre Dame, in what John Cardinal O'Hara once called the 'City of the Blessed Sacrament,' in addition to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and Sacred Heart Parish, we have a plethora of chapels which dot the campus and serve as places of worship for various components of our extended community. In this extraordinary pictorial display, we can see in sharp focus chapels in residence halls, in academic buildings, in Holy Cross community space, in the apses of the Basilica itself, and in a variety of other locations. Together, they are a powerful and recurring manifestation of the University's deep commitment to its Catholic nature and identity." —Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame"From the building of the rustic Log Chapel to the most recent residence hall chapels, designated places of worship have reminded the Notre Dame family that the love of God is the first commandment. I am absolutely delighted to see this book come to life, because the history of the Notre Dame chapels is a witness to the bedrock conviction that faith expressed in worship is a foundational element of the University of Notre Dame's mission. . . . Enjoy the guided tour of the most sacred places at Notre Dame. Please be sure to make time to visit some chapels during your next trip to campus." —from the Introduction by Dr. John F. Affleck-Graves, Executive Vice President". . . a large-format collection of more than 200 full-color photographs of 60 chapels located throughout Notre Dame's campus, many of which are tucked away in little-known settings." —Publishers Weekly“This book features 200 full-color photographs taken by Cashore, interspersed with Cunningham’s commentary on the theological, artistic, architectural and historic dimensions of the 57 chapels embedded throughout Notre Dame’s campus.” —NDWorks“In The Chapels of Notre Dame, the university’s most sacred spaces are brought to life in rich color and story. . . . [The book] captures the centrality and significance of Notre Dame’s chapels in the spiritual life of this 170-year-old university.” —Catholic Missourian“The text, by Notre Dame theology professor Lawrence S. Cunningham, provides a picture of the worship in these chapels along with reflections on the traditions, history, architecture and art works that adorn them.” —South Bend Tribune“The Chapels of Notre Dame is a 152-page compendium comprised of the superb full color photography of Matt Cashore, enhanced with the informative commentary of Lawrence S. Cunningham, as each of Notre Dame’s chapels are perfectly showcased in a truly beautiful coffee-table volume that would grace the table and enhance the library collection of anyone of any institution with an interest in the subject.” —Library Bookwatch“Featuring over two hundred full-color photographs of the fifty-seven chapels located throughout the University of Notre Dame’s beloved campus, The Chapels of Notre Dame is a great gift idea for all Notre Dame alumni and friends.” —U.S. Catholic
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University of Notre Dame Press White Elephants on Campus
Book SynopsisExamines churches and chapels built on campuses during the twentieth century to reveal declining role of religion within the mission of the modern American university.Trade Review"In this important new book, Margaret Grubiak tells the fascinating story of how religion declined on twentieth-century American campuses and yet, at the same time, administrators persisted in building college chapels, including some of great size and striking architectural merit. This well-written and thoroughly researched account reveals much about American architecture but even more about the larger cultural retreat from Protestantism by the nation's intellectual elites. We have long needed such a study, and Grubiak has done a masterful job in presenting it." —W. Barksdale Maynard, Princeton University“In White Elephants on Campus, architectural historian Margaret M. Grubiak examines the changing role of religion within certain elite American universities and colleges and concludes that because these institutions’ core missions and identities are no longer religious, their magnificent chapels and other religiously informed structures have become white elephants. . . . As Grubiak notes, the massive chapels built during the fat 1920s represented university administrators’ attempts to reinforce the notion that religion was a positive and eternal force even as religion’s place in society and the academy was in transition.” —Christian Century"When I first saw the gothic chapel at Princeton University many years ago, I was quite taken aback. It was large, beautiful inside and out with a spectacular stained glass window over the altar, and seemed surprisingly Catholic for a university that I had always taken to be professionally secular, neutral and mainly disinterested in religious matters. Margaret Grubiak's book offers a great deal of enlightenment on the unusual circumstances and controversies over chapel construction and gives intriguing thoughts on the reasons for their decline. When finished with the book, I actually wished for an extension of it into current times to see what has since been the fate of the 'white elephants.'" —America“What can campus architecture tell us about the shifting tides of religion in American higher education? Architectural historian Margaret M. Grubiak addresses this question through five case studies. . . . Grubiak supports her discussion of these symbolically charged building projects with thorough archival work and attention to the architectural and decorative features of the buildings.” —American Historical Review“In taking readers to various campuses, Grubiak, an associate professor of architectural history at Villanova University, places them in the midst of the debates and the decisions regarding not only chapels, but also libraries and science labs. She explains the architectural styles of various structures – explanations that might be a challenge to comprehend for those not versed in that field. But what is more important is her explanation of the significance of those structures, their locations, e.g., the Yale Divinity School being constructed nearly a mile from the campus center, and even their names, e.g., the University of Pittsburgh’s library, the Cathedral of Learning.”—TheBostonPilot.com“The reasons for the building of these white elephants are complicated and fascinating, and Grubiak deftly explores the intersection of the rise of science with the decline of Christianity, and the social and cultural causes and effects of these changes. . . . In the end, Grubiak provides a thorough history that explains architectural shifts in the light of religious shifts in American higher education.”—History of Education Quarterly“Grubiak has written a model micro-history that has macro implications beyond ‘the decline of the university chapel in America, 1920-1960.’ This study demonstrates how buildings reflect the relative strengths of sacred and secular in the university.” —Anglican and Episcopal History“. . . Grubiak traces the declining influence of conventional Christian religion in American higher education, particularly at large, prestigious universities. However, she does not merely rehearse that now familiar narrative; instead, drawing upon her expertise as an architectural historian, Grubiak investigates campus chapels (and some other buildings), demonstrating effectively that they were designed and erected as tangible strategies to secure a continuing, yet contemporary role for religion in university life even as scientific disciplines gained prominence. Scholars of higher education, American religion, and religious architecture, as well as those involved in campus ministry, will find the book engaging and instructive.” —Lutheran Quarterly“What is the relationship between architecture and cultural, social, religious, and spiritual values? To what extent do our buildings reflect our core values and commitments? . . . Margaret M. Grubiak approaches these questions through a particular lens: religious buildings, notably chapels, on the campuses of what she identifies as ‘elite’ American universities, each of which had something of a Protestant heritage, including Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Yale, and MIT.” —International Journal of Christianity and Education“By presenting the history of the plans for and construction of chapel buildings on private university campuses, Margaret M. Grubiak advances the argument that colleges and universities in the United States became more secularized in the twentieth century. Especially interesting is Grubiak’s inclusion in her study of nonchapel buildings that were given religious meaning and design.” —The Catholic Historical Review
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