Following the failure of the Bar-Kokhba revolt in the second century, the majority of the Jewish population of Palestine......more
A cathedral is the mother church of a diocese, the seat of a bishop. Together, the 42 English cathedrals of the Church o......more
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This is a presentation of beautiful colored mosaics. They originate from buildings in the oasis of Jericho and all date ......more
For many years now, Jakob Straub (born 1975) has been taking photographs of the interiors of domes in churches and secul......more
A particularly robust approach to Rome’s antique past was taken in the Middle Ages, spanning from the Late Antiquity in ......more
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The Pantheon is one of the most important architectural monuments of all time. Thought to have been built by Emperor Had......more
Islam, the second largest and the youngest of the major world religions, has changed the world and left its mark on huma......more
Erstmals seit uber hundert Jahren liegt mit diesem Werk eine umfassende Darstellung des protestantischen Kirchenbaus der......more
Ernst Boerschmann war in der ersten H lfte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts der wichtigste ausl ndische Architekturforscher ......more
From the fifteenth century on, after a period of widespread destruction and demolition, India witnessed a resumption of ......more
The round and octagonal churches of Jerusalem were the earliest of their kind. Powerful, monumental structures, recallin......more
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Volume One of The Temple Complex at Horvat Omrit presents a detailed examination of the surviving architecture of the th......more
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This volume is a comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to the religious houses of Wales from the twelfth through the s......more
This volume is a comprehensive, richly illustrated guide to the religious houses of Wales from the twelfth through the s......more
Since the 7th century, Islamic artists, artisans, architects and craftsmen have attempted in their work to reflect their......more
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New Mosques presents the research of 14 interior architect students from RheinMain University in Germany, studying the s......more
A ground‐breaking and enlightening exploration of the structures which elevate architecture to spirituality. Sacred Spac......more
Cross the threshold into the world of the High Middle Ages and explore the illuminating wisdom, beauty and art of the Go......more
British architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (approx. 1661-1736) is recognized as one of the major contributors to the tradition......more
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For over a millennium, Durham has occupied a central place in English religious history, with its Norman rebuilding (109......more
The first edition of Ancient Luang Prabang was published in 2006, and a critically acclaimed revised edition appeared in......more
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These synagogues have a special majesty of their own and now Rabbi Yisrael Gellis, a tenth generation Jerusalemite, scio......more
The secrets of the great temple and city of Banteay Chmar have been buried in this vast forestclad sandstone ruin for 80......more
How should we construct sacred spaces, the places where we worship? Transcending Architecture considers the mysterious, ......more
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British architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) fundamentally shaped the architecture, art, and design of the Angl......more
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If only we the people of America could understand that the American Revolution was only a mere political upheaval comp......more
Intermingling architectural, cultural, and religious history, Louis Nelson reads Anglican architecture and decorative ar......more
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This newly researched and richly illustrated volume of essays is published to commemorate the five-hundredth anniversary......more
This book offers a novel perspective on one of the most important monuments of French Gothic architecture, the Sainte-Ch......more
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Florence Cathedral, familiarly called Il Duomo, is an architectural masterpiece and home to celebrated works of art. The......more
This book examines non-Muslim religious sites, structures and spaces in the Islamic world. It reveals a vibrant portrait......more
The Upper Basilica is perhaps most famed for its sequence of frescoes that celebrate the life and teachings of St. Franc......more
The Tempietto, the embodiment of the Renaissance mastery of classical architecture and its Christian reinvention, was al......more
In Christchurch s inner city an innovative and symbolic structure has just taken shape: a cardboard cathedral to stand i......more
Bishop Robert Grosseteste and Lincoln Cathedral is an in-depth investigation of Grosseteste s relationship to the mediev......more
In the 1950s the brethren at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint John the Baptist in Collegeville, Minnesota--the largest Ben......more
Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Science......more
The temples of the Early Chalukyas, dating from the 6th to 8th centuries, are unrivaled in all of India for their compar......more
In this book, a distinguished team of authors explores the way space, place, architecture, and ritual interact to constr......more
This book is the first to closely examine the location of the earliest purpose-built Christian buildings inside the city......more
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Binsey is a village to the west of Oxford, on the south bank of the main channel of the River Thames, opposite Port Mead......more
Over the course of its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has found expression in countless architectural forms, from the grea......more
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First published in 2005. Written by a well-respected Professor of Egyptology at University College, London in the latter......more
""A Manual of Naval Architecture"" by William H. White is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of ship ......more
Vitruvius: The Ten Books On Architecture is a comprehensive work on the principles and practices of architecture, writte......more
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Architectural Rendering In Wash by H. Van Buren Magonigle is a comprehensive guide to creating architectural renderings ......more
Early Rhode Island Houses: An Historical and Architectural Study is a comprehensive guide to the architecture and histor......more
The Seminar for Arabian Studies is the only international academic forum which meets annually for the presentation of re......more
By the end of the medieval period, Britain s churches already had an architectural heritage of one thousand years, much ......more
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This unique book presents a broad multi-disciplinary examination of early temple architecture in Asia, written by two ex......more
In a new addition to the Pelican History of Art series, leading architectural historian Eric Fernie presents a fascinati......more
The first major study of the Hindu monastery, a highly complex architectural form in the heart of the Indian subcontinen......more
English summary: Soissons cathedral offers an exceptional art historical experience. From its twelfth and thirteenth cen......more
Encouraging readers to go beyond the famous and obvious--if still impressive--churches and cathedrals listed in standard......more
The book is a history of Wilshire Boulevard Temple (originally Congregation B’Nei B’Brith), the oldest Synagogue in Los ......more
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In his richly illustrated Religion and Architecture in Premodern Indonesia Gaudenz Domenig investigates the nature of In......more
In White Elephants on Campus: The Decline of the University Chapel in America, 1920-1960, Margaret M. Grubiak persuasive......more
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Abbeys And Churches Of England And Wales: Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial is a comprehensive guide to some of the mos......more
A cultural and architectural history of Judaism as it expanded and took root in the Atlantic world Jewish Sanctuary in t......more
Volume 6, in Walter Spink’s detailed analysis of the creation and development of the Ajanta caves, during the reign of t......more