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| Author | : James Luke Meagher |
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| Total Pages | : 506 |
| Release | : 1923 |
| Genre | : Cathedrals |
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| Author | : James Luke Meagher |
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| Total Pages | : 485 |
| Release | : 1896 |
| Genre | : Cathedrals |
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| Author | : Jas. L. Meagher |
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| Total Pages | : 485 |
| Release | : 1883 |
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| Author | : James Luke Meagher |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 475 |
| Release | : 1883 |
| Genre | : Cathedrals |
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| Author | : Michael Kerrigan |
| Publisher | : Amber Books |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2020-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781782749837 |
From early basilicas to medieval cathedrals, from churches in rural Africa to today's award-winning designs, this stunning volume reveals the different approaches to faith across the centuries, shifting architectural styles, and the effect of history on Christianity. Encompassing various Christian beliefs, from Catholic and Protestant to Baptist and Calvinist, the buildings include stone and wooden structures; ones that have been knocked down and rebuilt, or even moved from one location to another; and churches cut into rock.
| Author | : Simon Jenkins |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2021-11-04 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 0241989566 |
READERS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY WILL LOVE THIS BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED BOOK! "Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide to Europe's greatest cathedrals" John Barton, author of A History of the Bible "As ever, Simon Jenkins is here the best sort of guide to some of Europe's greatest buildings and their settings: well-informed, elegantly opinionated and passionate" Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years __________________________ Europe's cathedrals are magnificent. They outstrip palaces and castles. They are the most sensational group of structures anywhere in the world - which everyone should 'see before they die'. They are also hugely popular, most of them absolutely packed. They are humankind's greatest creations. In Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals, Simon Jenkins has travelled the continent - from Chartres to York, Cologne to Florence, Toledo to Moscow and Stockholm to Seville - to illuminate old favourites and highlight new discoveries. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of Europe's history tells the stories behind these wonders, showing the cathedral's central role in the European imagination. Readers will be inspired to make their own pilgrimage to all one hundred of them.
| Author | : Richard Moore |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2016-10-10 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1524644323 |
This substantive yet easy-to-use guide to selected French gothic churches and cathedrals provides profiles of fourteen important religious buildings. They are located in different parts of France, were constructed at different times and in different styles, and include both well-known and less well-known churches and cathedrals. They range from the tiny church of Saint Maclou in Rouenperhaps the best example of flamboyant designto the worlds most visited Gothic cathedral, Notre Dame in Paris. A second section of the book considers what a Gothic cathedral is as well as their medieval setting and the many architectural, artistic, and spiritual elements that comprise a Gothic cathedral. The guide is lavishly illustrated with photos and helpful images to help the readers derive the maximum benefit and pleasure from their Gothic church and cathedral visits.
| Author | : Robert Borneman Ludy |
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| Total Pages | : 578 |
| Release | : 1926 |
| Genre | : Cathedrals |
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| Publisher | : Parragon Pubishing India |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2010 |
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| ISBN | : 9781407567433 |
For 1700 years, cathedrals have embodied the glory of God while serving as a physical representation of the power of the church and its leaders. The image of these utterly magnificent buildings with their high quality furnishings and works of art has proved so enduring that expressions such as a "sports cathedral" to describe a stadium or "cathedral of money" for a stock exchange are freely used today. By definition, a cathedral is the seat of a bishop, literally his kathedra, or throne. And as such it is worthy of the very best that the combination of design, décor and fine materials can produce. The big European cathedrals set the standard for all that came after them. The Episcopal churches of northern France gave birth to Gothic architecture, just as the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela had served as a model for the Romanesque style, and Florence Cathedral brought the Renaissance to the very threshold of the modern age. Additional important churches are included along with this panorama of cathedral architecture to provide a more comprehensive overview of sacred architecture. In total 240 magnificent buildings are represented here in outstanding photographs and detailed text, providing a impressive survey of the history of sacred Christian architecture from the medieval period to modern times.
| Author | : Sue Dobson |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2017-11-02 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1785782843 |
Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities. Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden's reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction. Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.
