by Denis R . Mcnamara (Author), HenryTilney (Author)
This handy, easy-to-carry book provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to the bestselling How to Read series, How to Read Churches is a practical guide, showing readers how to search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function and spiritual symbolism of a church building. The perfect companion to How to Read Buildings.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Herbert Press Ltd
Published: 21 Feb 2011
ISBN 10: 1408128365
ISBN 13: 9781408128367
Book Overview: A handy, easy-to-carry book, How to Read Churches provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of churches.