The Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity 2 Volume Hardback Set
The Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity 2 Volume Hardback Set
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exc GSTThe Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity offers a wide-ranging overview of one of the most important genres of Western architecture, from its origins in the Early Christian era to the present day. Including 103 essays, specially commissioned for these two volumes and written by an international team of scholars, this publication examines a range of themes and issues, including religious building types, siting, regional traditions, ornament, and structure. It also explores how patrons and architects responded to the spiritual needs and cult practices of Christianity as they developed and evolved over the centuries. This publication is richly illustrated with 588 halftones and 70 color plates. 856 additional images, nearly all in color, are available online and are keyed into the text. The most comprehensive and up-to date reference work on this topic, The Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity will serve as a primary reference resource for scholars, practitioners, and students.
- The most up to date and comprehensive overview of Christian architecture, East and West, from its origins in Late Antiquity up to the present day currently available
- Explores the development of Christian architecture in tandem with the evolution of Christian liturgy and ritual practices over nearly two millenia
- Written by an international team of top scholars
Reviews & endorsements
'… a truly comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the development of Christian religious architecture, the authors of which deal with Christian architecture in a wide variety of manners and pay proper attention to experience and meaning in addition to form.' Ine Jacobs, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Product details
October 2022Multiple copy pack
9781108471510
1056 pages
314 × 235 × 62 mm
4.3kg
588 b/w illus. 70 colour illus.
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture Ann Marie Yasin
- Part II
- Part III. Renaissance and Baroque Christian Architecture John Beldon Scott
- Part IV. Modern Christian Architecture Patrick J. Quinn.
