The house of God: a history of religious architecture and symbolism
The first God's house. Ancient Egypt -- Pyramid temples. Maya of Central America. Babylonia -- The legacy of Greece. The architecture of paganism -- Jewish faith and Roman organisation -- The coming of Christianity -- Churches of Eastern Christendom. Byzantium -- The art of ancient India and Ch...
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Corporate Authors: | ; |
Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York
Macmillan
1926
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In: | Year: 1926 |
Further subjects: | B
Church Architecture
B Christian art and symbolism B Christian art and symbolism History B History B Fine Arts B Church Architecture History |
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Summary: | The first God's house. Ancient Egypt -- Pyramid temples. Maya of Central America. Babylonia -- The legacy of Greece. The architecture of paganism -- Jewish faith and Roman organisation -- The coming of Christianity -- Churches of Eastern Christendom. Byzantium -- The art of ancient India and China -- The islands of the north. Anglo-Saxon and Celtic churches -- The architecture of Islam -- Romanesque architecture in Italy, France and Germany -- Structure in architecture. French Gothic -- Norman architecture in England -- English Gothic -- German and Spanish Gothic. The Russian house of God -- The Italian city-states -- The Papacy and the art fund -- Post-Reformation architecture: France and England -- Religious architecture in the nineteenth century. |
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Item Description: | Includes index |