Download or read book How to Read Churches written by Denis R. McNamara and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this primer is a must-have for architecture and history buffs, tourists, and churchgoers interested in decoding the styles and symbols of religious buildings. Every building contains clues embedded in its design that identify not only its architectural style but also who designed it, what kind of congregation it was built for, and why. This practical yet charming handbook is the key to decoding the style, history, evolution, and social significance of religious buildings. Not strictly limited to churches, it also covers abbeys, chapels, and monasteries, among other structures. Organized according to architectural element (windows, domes, arches, etc.), each element is presented in chronological order. Additional chapters explore the architectural influence of geography, history, and various creeds, along with an illustrated timeline showing how, where, and in many cases why certain church features evolved through the centuries. There is also a useful introduction to naming each component of a church, from vaults to buttresses and transepts to apses. All entries are illustrated with period engravings and line drawings. This book will be invaluable for architecture buffs and anyone who has ever wondered why classic New England churches are white with little ornament, why Quaker meetinghouses have no altars, or why Episcopalians traditionally favored the Gothic style.
Download or read book Contemporary Church Architecture written by Edwin Heathcote and published by . This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last decade has seen the emergence of a whole new generation of church designs. Covering buildings across the world, Contemporary Church Architecture aims to appeal not only to architects and clergy involved directly in ecclesiastical architecture but also other practitioners and those with a broader interest in cutting-edge design. This book covers the development of contemporary church design by looking at how the rational and the sacred can be reconciled and can inform one another. It also outlines the main trends and approaches: the conflict between self-expression and expression of the sacred, between sculptural signification and functionalism. Beautifully illustrated with around 350 photographs.
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 The Church Building as a Sacred Place written by Duncan Stroik and published by Liturgy Training Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twenty-three essays by Duncan Stroik shows the development and consistency of his architectural vision. Packed with informative essays and over 170 photographs, this collection clearly articulates the Church’s architectural tradition.
Download or read book Theology in Stone written by Richard Kieckhefer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking about church architecture has come to an impasse. Reformers and traditionalists are talking past each other. Statements from both sides are often strident and dogmatic. In Theology in Stone, Richard Kieckhefer seeks to help both sides move beyond the standoff toward a fruitful conversation about houses of worship. Drawing on a wide range of historical examples with an eye to their contemporary relevance, he offers new ideas about the meanings and uses of church architecture.
Download or read book A Short Introduction to Church Architecture and Ecclesiastical Art written by Paul Edward Kretzmann and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient English Ecclesiastical Architecture and Its Principles Applied to the Wants of the Church at the Present Day written by Frank Wills and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter 33. In this chapter we propose to explain the general form and arrangement of ancient churches and their furniture, which as before mentioned, is of far greater importance than mere detail: for of what use is good writing if the spelling be bad? or of what use is good spelling if the words have no sense in them? So a knowledge of detail in Architecture is of little worth, if the greater principles of combination be not thoroughly understood. The sin of modern Church Architecture in England until these last few years has not been in the badness of detail, for it has oft times been most pure, yet the building where it is found has been most wretched. It has consisted in the misapplication of those details; sometimes by copying them on too small a scale, thereby rendering them absurd, as. the building churches for dolls or cathedrals for babies: sometimes by misplacing them, as in putting windows well suited for a flank elevation in a western front, or a cathedral doorway in a village porch, and vice versa. When we consider what Architecture really is; that it implies not only the art of building well, but building beautifully and appropriately, we shall soon see that something beyond a mere correctness of detail is necessary to produce a perfect building. When we look abroad on the world and trace the hand of God in the vegetable, animal or mineral kingdom, it is not the beauty of form alone which the most enchants us;--it is not alone the peculiar suitability of each portion to do its particular work that engages our admiration; but it is the combination of utility with beauty which impresses us with wonder and awe, and which tells us in language not to be mistaken, " The hand that made us is divine." In creation beauty appears...
Download or read book Liturgy and Architecture written by Allan Doig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Allan Doig explores the interrelationship of liturgy and architecture from the Early Church to the close of the Middle Ages, taking into account social, economic, technical, theological and artistic factors. These are crucial to a proper understanding of ecclesiastical architecture of all periods, and together their study illuminates the study of liturgy. Buildings and their archaeology are standing indices of human activity, and the whole matrix of meaning they present is highly revealing of the larger meaning of ritual performance within, and movement through, their space. The excavation of the mid-third-century church at Dura Europos in the Syrian desert, the grandeur of Constantine's Imperial basilicas, the influence of the great pilgrimage sites, and the marvels of soaring Gothic cathedrals, all come alive in a new way when the space is animated by the liturgy for which they were built. Reviewing the most recent research in the area, and moving the debate forward, this study will be useful to liturgists, clergy, theologians, art and architectural historians, and those interested in the conservation of ecclesiastical structures built for the liturgy.
Download or read book A History of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England written by George A. Poole and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Scotland Third or late pointed period Descriptions and buildings Examples arranged alphabetically by counties Churches of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries written by David MacGibbon and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medieval Church Architecture written by Jon Cannon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture. Almost every village and town in the land has a church that was built during the period, whose history is legible – to those who know how to look – in every arch, capital, roof vault, and detail of window tracery. By learning how to identify the stylistic phases that resulted from shifts in architectural fashion, it is possible to date each part of a church to within a decade or two; this book introduces all the key features of each succeeding style, from Anglo-Saxon and Norman through to the three great gothic styles, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular. It will be indispensable to anyone who enjoys exploring medieval churches, and who wants to understand and appreciate their beauty more deeply.
Download or read book The Present State of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England written by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Irish Church Architecture in the Era of Vatican II written by Richard Hurley and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Appropriate Character of Church Architecture written by George Ayliffe Poole and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Church Through Its Buildings written by Allan Doig and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Doig explores the Christian Church through the lens of twelve particular churches, looking at their history, archaeology, and how the buildings changed over time in response to developing usage and beliefs.
Download or read book Heavenly City written by Denis Robert McNamara and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This visually stunning and carefully researched book encompasses some of the most significant Catholic churches of Chicago, addressing both their architectural and theological significance. Color photographs beautifully illustrate the insightful text. It is a book suitable for those interested in local history, architectural achievement, theological awareness, or those who simply desire to glory in the visual beauty of Chicago's historic churches.
Download or read book The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Scotland from the Earliest Christian Times to the Seventeenth Century written by David MacGibbon and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
