Download or read book Churches and Cathedrals written by Parragon and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. This book captures the spell cast by these superb sacred buildings in magnificent photographs and informative text. Additional churches of significance are included, as well, for a total of 240 wonderful examples of sacred Christian architecture dating from the medieval period to modern times.
Download or read book How to Read a Church written by Richard Taylor and published by Hidden Spring. This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical overview and explanation of different things one would find in a church: architecture, design, artifacts, symbolism. Useful for anyone of any religious background who visits a church or cathedral.
Download or read book French cathedrals From drawings by R Garland with an historical and descriptive account written by Benjamin Winkles and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Washington National Cathedral written by R. Andrew Bittner and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step inside Washington's own Gothic cathedral Despite being built entirely during the 20th century (1907-1990), the techniques used to construct the Washington National Cathedral were the same as those used on the centuries-old Gothic churches in Europe. What powered the larger tools and cranes was different, but otherwise, the processes, ordering, and artistic finishing were almost entirely medieval. The last time a building of this magnitude was built using these techniques, cameras did not exist. Images of America: Building Washington National Cathedral divides the 20th century into decades to detail what must be the first published beginning-to-completion photographic record of the construction of a Gothic cathedral.
Download or read book Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy written by Denis Robert McNamara and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Architectural Notes on German Churches written by William Whewell and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Conventual Cathedral Church of Ely written by James Bentham and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Survey of the Cathedral Church of Landaff written by Browne Willis and published by . This book was released on 1719 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Anglican Cathedrals in Modern Life written by Leslie J Francis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, cathedrals have blossomed as signs of growth for the Anglican Church in England and Wales. They have opened their doors to growing congregations, to widening participation at the major Christian festivals, and to visitors, pilgrims, and tourists on a changing quest for religious experience and for spiritual fulfilment. In this thought-provoking volume Leslie J. Francis' research group presents ten focused empirical studies that illuminate what is really going on in these cathedrals.
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely from the foundation of the monastery A D 673 to the year 1771 Illustrated with copper plates written by James BENTHAM (the Elder.) and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Architectural notes on German churches with remarks on the origin of Gothic architecture written by William Whewell and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ceremonies and processions of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury edited from the fifteenth century ms no 148 with additions from the cathedral records and woodcuts from the Sarum processionale of 1502 written by Christopher Wordsworth and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canterbury Cathedral Trinity Chapel written by David S. Neal and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canterbury Cathedral possesses a unique marble mosaic pavement, dating from the early twelfth century, which has long intrigued scholars and been the subject of speculation and debate. It forms part of the floor of the Trinity chapel, adjacent to the site where the shrine of St Thomas Becket stood, prior to the Reformation. Since the mosaic is older than the chapel itself and partly destroyed a pavement of figurative roundels, laid c. 1215, it must have been moved here from elsewhere in the cathedral. This volume explores the history and archaeology of the Trinity chapel, the pavement and the physical remains of the cult of Becket, based largely on hitherto unrecorded and unpublished evidence. In the early twelfth century, Archbishop Anselm rebuilt the eastern arm of the cathedral, introducing architectural elements from his native Italy, and these included a magnificent mosaic pavement, composed of the most expensive marbles, which lay in front of the high altar. In 1170, Archbishop Becket was murdered in the cathedral, and his body rested overnight on the pavement before being buried in the crypt. Thomas was immediately revered as a martyr, and in 1173 was canonized by the pope; a simple shrine was erected over his tomb. In the following year, a fire (arson) destroyed the eastern arm of the cathedral, precipitating the construction of the present Trinity and Corona chapels, wherein St Thomass remains were enshrined. After decades of delay and political strife, the enshrinement took place in 1220, in the presence of Henry III. The shrine comprised a great marble table, supported on six clusters of columns. On top of the table was a marble sarcophagus containing the saints body in an iron-bound timber coffin, over which stood the sumptuous feretory, a gabled timber roof, plated with sheets of gold and adorned with jewels. East of the shrine lies the small Corona chapel in which a fragment of Beckets skull was separately encased in a head-shrine, and to the west a large area was paved with forty-eight figurative stone roundels, created by French artisans. All around, stained-glass windows display the early miracles of Becket. The layout of the Trinity chapel underwent transmutations, first around 1230, when the mosaic pavement was taken up from the old presbytery, reduced in size and relaid in front of Beckets shrine, where is it today. Second, the chapel was reordered in c. 1290, when the podium carrying the shrine was enlarged and the paving around it reconfigured. Medieval tombs were now being installed in the chapels, including those of the Black Prince and Henry IV. The end came in 1538, when Henry VIII ordered the thorough destruction of Beckets shrines, but a great deal of archaeological evidence remained in the floors, walls and a few surviving fragments of the shrines, all now recorded and discussed in this volume for the first time.
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Norwich written by John Britton and published by London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green; the author and J. Taylor. This book was released on 1816 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain Petersburgh Rochester Salisbury Wells Winchester Worcester York written by James Storer and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Paul s Cathedral written by John Schofield and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume concerned solely with the archaeology of a major late 17th century building in London, and the major changes it has undergone. St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London was built in 1675–1711 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren and has been described as an iconic building many times. In this major new account, John Schofield examines the cathedral from an archaeological perspective, reviewing its history from the early 18th to the early 21st century, as illustrated by recent archaeological recording, documentary research and engineering assessment. A detailed account of the construction of the cathedral is provided based on a comparison of the fabric with voluminous building accounts which have survived and evidence from recent archaeological investigation. The construction of the Wren building and its embellishments are followed by the main works of later surveyors such as Robert Mylne and Francis Penrose. The 20th century brought further changes and conservation projects, including restoration after the building was hit by two bombs in World War II, and all its windows blown out. The 1990s and first years of the present century have witnessed considerable refurbishment and cleaning involving archaeological and engineering works. Archaeological specialist reports and an engineering review of the stability and character of the building are provided.
