The Cistercians in Wales: Architecture and Archaeology 1130-1540
ISBN: 9780854312856 / Angielski / Twarda / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a comprehensive study of the churches and monastic buildings constructed by the Cistercian order in Wales. It covers fourteen abbeys situated across the principality and its borders, recognized by the Cistercians of the later Middle Ages as their 'province of Wales'. The first part of the book is a survey of the available evidence, both of upstanding remains and excavated foundations, for all the known Cistercian buildings in Wales. This forms the basis for an analysis of their architectural characteristics and the identification of several distinct phases of growth and change....
This book is a comprehensive study of the churches and monastic buildings constructed by the Cistercian order in Wales. It covers fourteen abbeys situ...
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The Mosaics of St. Mary's of the Admiral in Palermo
ISBN: 9780884021797 / Angielski / Twarda / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The text explores the iconographic and stylistic sources of the Greek mosaicists, as well as the departures from Byzantine norms, and the relationship of the decoration to contemporary work in the royal foundations. Also included is a chapter on the architecture of the church by Slobodan urci.
The text explores the iconographic and stylistic sources of the Greek mosaicists, as well as the departures from Byzantine norms, and the relationshi...
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Yorkshire Monasticism: Archaeology, Art and Architecture from the 7th to 16th Centuries
ISBN: 9780901286536 / Angielski / Twarda / 153 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contents include: Anglo-Saxon and Later Whitby (Philip Rahtz); Antiquaries and Archaeology in and around Ripon Minster (R. A. Hall); The Early Monastic Church of Lastingham (Richard Gem and Malcolm Thurlby); The Romanesque Church of Selby Abbey (Eric Fernie); Observations on the Romanesque Crossing Tower, Transepts and Nave Aisles of Selby Abbey (Stuart Harrison and Malcolm Thurlby); Some Design Aspects of Kirkstall Abbey (Malcolm Thurlby); The 13th-century Choir and Transepts of Rivaulx Abbey (Lawrence R. Hoey).
Contents include: Anglo-Saxon and Later Whitby (Philip Rahtz); Antiquaries and Archaeology in and around Ripon Minster (R. A. Hall); The Early Monasti...
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The Popular Guide to Norfolk Churches Volume 2: Norwich, Central and South Norfolk
ISBN: 9780906554074 / Angielski / Miękka / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Second in a series of invaluable and straightforward pocket guides to the 'living' medieval churches of Norfolk, that will help the church visitor to understand the universal features of churches as well as those unique to each different area. The profusion of medieval churches in Norfolk are not only examples of beautiful church architecture but are also records of their communities, and of the history of medieval England. These guides are highly illustrated with photographs and line drawings and a detailed map aids locating each church within the county, and includes a substantial reference...
Second in a series of invaluable and straightforward pocket guides to the 'living' medieval churches of Norfolk, that will help the church visitor to ...
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108,71 zł |
The Romance of Canterbury Cathedral
ISBN: 9781406789041 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Beginning of the Romance - Invasion, Fire and Murder - From Crypt to ''Glorious Choir'' - The Men of the Three- Fold Rule - A Dark Night and a Dark Deed - a Catherdral in Flames - Crusaders and Pilgrims - The Nation's Hero - Kings and Archbishops - Princess Elizabeth of York - A Twentieth Century Pilgrimage
The Beginning of the Romance - Invasion, Fire and Murder - From Crypt to ''Glorious Choir'' - The Men of the Three- Fold Rule - A Dark Night and a Dar...
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French Cathedrals: Monasteries and Abbeys and Sacred Sites of France
ISBN: 9781410206756 / Angielski / Miękka / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discusses the architecture, restoration and history of the cathedrals of France with 183 pictures by Joseph Pennell. Floor plans and diagrams of the cathedrals are included.Joseph Pennell was born in 1857 and died in 1926. He began his work as an illustrator by selling drawings of south Philadelphia to Scribner's Monthly in 1881. In addition to his extensive sketches of American cities, he went to the Panama Canal and sketched a number of construction sites. He taught etching at the Arts Students' league in New York, wrote several books, served as an art critic on the Brooklyn Eagle, and...
Discusses the architecture, restoration and history of the cathedrals of France with 183 pictures by Joseph Pennell. Floor plans and diagrams of the c...
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Porches and Fonts
ISBN: 9781410208910 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals
ISBN: 9781587680304 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols--"all of which are packed with meaning. But today few people, from regular visitors to tourists, truly understand the wealth of meaning in what they find there. How to Read a Church is must reading for anybody who wants to know more about what they see in a church or cathedral. It explores the principal features of churches and what each represents. It also explains: In addition to exploring these brick-and-mortar motifs, the author also reveals fascinating and unexpected details such as how to...
Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols--"all of which are packed with meaning. But today few...
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Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh
ISBN: 9781845113810 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before the Mughal style came to dominate the Islamic architecture of the Indian sub-continent, Bengal and its rulers had developed their own forms. The mosque architecture of the Independent Sultanate period (from the 14th to the 16th centuries) represents the most important element of the Islamic architecture of Bengal. This distinctive regional style drew its inspiration from the indigenous vernacular architecture of Bengal, itself heavily influenced by Hindu temple architecture. The early Muslim architecture of Bangladesh is an important but little studied part of the architectural...
Before the Mughal style came to dominate the Islamic architecture of the Indian sub-continent, Bengal and its rulers had developed their own forms. Th...
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English Cathedrals: A History
ISBN: 9781852855055 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English cathedrals, including Canterbury, Durham, Winchester and York, are the greatest collective work of art and architecture in Britain, reflecting over a thousand years of history. This book presents an account of their foundation, construction and decoration - their architectural history - and also of who used them and what happened in them.
English cathedrals, including Canterbury, Durham, Winchester and York, are the greatest collective work of art and architecture in Britain, reflecting...
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Recording a Church: An Illustrated Glossary
ISBN: 9781872414614 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive glossary which provides clear definitions of over 500 terms used to describe church architecture and furniture. An invaluable reference for use in the field and for all those who have to describe ecclesiastical buildings.
A comprehensive glossary which provides clear definitions of over 500 terms used to describe church architecture and furniture. An invaluable referenc...
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Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Artitecture, Art and Archaeology
ISBN: 9781902653693 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Association's 2001 conference was held in Carlisle and concentrated on the Roman and medieval art, architecture and archaeology of the city and county. Under the Romans, and with its position on Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle had the distinction of being the most north-westerly centre of Romanitas' in a vast empire. Later, the castle-building programme, initiated under William II, the establishment of the priory in 1123, followed by the See in 1133, marked Carlisle out as a key strategic bulwark against an ever-present threat from the Scots.
The majority of papers at the conference and... The Association's 2001 conference was held in Carlisle and concentrated on the Roman and medieval art, architecture and archaeology of the city and co...
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Le Corbusier. Le Couvent Sainte Marie de La Tourette / The Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette : Engl.-French
ISBN: 9783764362980 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ein informativer und handlicher Le Corbusier-Fuhrer: die Klosteranlage Sainte Marie de La Tourette bei Lyon (1953-1960), ein Meisterwerk der modernen Sakralarchitektur. Ein informativer und handlicher Le Corbusier-Fuhrer: die Klosteranlage Sainte Marie de La Tourette bei Lyon (1953-1960), ein Meisterwerk der modern... |
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Le miḥrāb dans l'architecture et la religion Musulmanes: Actes du Colloque International tenu à Paris en mai 1980. Publiés et pourvus d'une étude d'introduction générale
ISBN: 9789004084261 / Francuski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Christliche Architektur in Ägypten
ISBN: 9789004121287 / Angielski / Twarda / 824 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first comprehensive survey of Christian architecture in Egypt from the fourth century up to early modern times, covering not only church architecture, but also and extensively the building art of pilgrimage centers, monasteries, cemeteries, defence structures and private houses. Special attention is given to building technique, arrangement of the interior, and liturgical (local) conditions. With a descriptive catalogue of urban and monastic churches.
This is the first comprehensive survey of Christian architecture in Egypt from the fourth century up to early modern times, covering not only church a...
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Engineering a Cathedral
ISBN: 9780727716842 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Engineering a cathedral offers professional engineers, architects and interested lay people a unique opportunity to study the construction of one of the worlds finest buildings. Durham cathedral celebrates its 900th anniversary in 1993 and to mark the event a group of engineers have applied their modern knowledge and techniques to its structure. With over 80 illustrations, Engineering a cathedral is not only relevant to Durham, it is relevant to all other medieval buildings, those who care for them and those who simply stand and wonder.
Engineering a cathedral offers professional engineers, architects and interested lay people a unique opportunity to study the construction of one of t...
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Fortress-Churches of Languedoc: Architecture, Religion and Conflict in the High Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780521052023 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fortress-Churches of Languedoc traces the changing relationship between military and religious realms as expressed in architecture across medieval Europe. The scholarship of medieval architecture has traditionally imposed a division between military and ecclesiastical structures. Often, however, medieval churches were provided with fortified enclosures, crenellations, iron-barred doors and other elements of defence, demonstrating the strong link between Church and state, and the military and religious realms. In her study of fortress-churches, Sheila Bonde focuses on three twelfth-century...
Fortress-Churches of Languedoc traces the changing relationship between military and religious realms as expressed in architecture across medieval Eur...
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Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan, 1837-1901
ISBN: 9780708318379 / Angielski / Twarda / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr Geoffrey Orrin s study contains a detailed account of all those Anglican churches within the county of Glamorgan that were built, rebuilt, restored or re-modelled in any significant way during the Victorian period, 1837-1901. It includes as well as the churches within the county that were part of the diocese of Llandaff, those Anglican places of worship within the deanery of Gower in the western part of that county which was included within the diocese of St David s. The author has closely studied and observed every church in person in addition to assembling all the relevant material... Dr Geoffrey Orrin s study contains a detailed account of all those Anglican churches within the county of Glamorgan that were built, rebuilt, resto... |
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Islamic Architecture: Form, Function and Meaning
ISBN: 9780748613793 / Angielski / Miękka / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unlike previous studies, which follow a chronological record of individual buildings, Hillebrand's prize-winning and comprehensive survey of pre-modern Islamic architecture is organised around building types, with chapters on religious and secular architecture as well as one on the architecture between heaven and earth. This illustrated volume has become a reference guide to Islamic architecture.
Unlike previous studies, which follow a chronological record of individual buildings, Hillebrand's prize-winning and comprehensive survey of pre-moder...
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Thresholds of the Sacred: Architectural, Art Historical, Liturgical, and Theological Perspectives on Religious Screens, East and West
ISBN: 9780884023111 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architectural Art Historical Liturgical . Drawn from papers presented at a recent Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies symposium, this collection of essays considers the development and meaning of the iconostasis, the screen used in churches to separate the sanctuary from the nave.
Architectural Art Historical Liturgical . Drawn from papers presented at a recent Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies symposium, this collection of essay...
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291,38 zł |