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1	Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's more books like this by R A Scotti add to wishlist In 1506, the ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in Europe--the millennium-old St. Peters Basilica. Construction of the new St. Peters spanned two centuries, embroiled 27 popes, and consumed the genius of the greatest artists of the age. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order. Expanded Edition more books like this by Otto Von Simson, Otto Georg Von Simson add to wishlist "The Gothic Cathedral is the most stimulating and comprehensive work on the subject to date. . . . If the cathedrals are to be understood, Mr. von Simson rightly declares, they must be seen not in the light of twentieth-century esthetic observation, but of twelfth-century religious experience, through which the supernatural permeated every aspect ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $29.19! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Geometry of Love: Space, Time, Mystery, and Meaning in an Ordinary Church more books like this by Margaret Visser add to wishlist This work is an examination of the way in which a building can embody and create meaning. Visser begins her study with the eighth century Church of St Agnes in Rome, built over the grave of a 13 year-old girl who was murdered. From this starting point, Visser takes us into the realms of history, mythology, culture, tradition, ritual and belief, ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $16.62! \| first editions
4	How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals more books like this by Richard Taylor add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $6.10! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St. Denis and Its Art Treasures more books like this by Erwin Panofsky (Editor), Gerda Panofsky-Soergel (Editor), Abbot Suger add to wishlist IN see all copies from $5.74! new only from $27.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	England's Thousand Best Churches more books like this by Simon Jenkins add to wishlist Following the huge success of the book last Christmas, comes a new edition of this classic work, in portable trade paperback format. Simon Jenkins travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. ... see all copies from $7.28! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	High Gothic: The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, Amiens more books like this by Hans Jantzen add to wishlist This engaging study introduces the reader to one of the greatest achievements of Western art: the climactic phase of Gothic architecture in the first half of the thirteenth century. see all copies from $4.19! new only from $36.62! \| first editions
8	Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi more books like this by Giorgio Bonsanti, Abrams add to wishlist This collection of extraordinary photographs, taken just before the September 1997 earthquake that rocked the central Italian town of Assisi, was commissioned as a celebration of the St. Francis of Assisi Basilica. They represent the most detailed and faithful pictures ever taken of the landmark's incomparable frescoes, which are considered the ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $22.73! \| first editions
9	The Cathedrals of England more books like this by Taylor Alec Clifton, Alec Clifton-Taylor add to wishlist More than two hundred photographs and text trace the development of cathedral design from its Norman beginnings through the flowering of Gothic to the new Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.44! \| first editions
10	Chartres Cathedral more books like this by Malcolm Miller add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Sacred Architecture more books like this by Caroline Humphrey, Piers Vitebsky add to wishlist Looks at the different ways the worlds religions translate their beliefs into architecture, and discusses site selection, feng shui, celestial alignments, and consecration. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	The House of God: Church Architecture, Style and History more books like this by Edward Norman add to wishlist The grandeur of St Peter's, the Baroque ecstasy of the churches at Cholula in Mexico, the intimate peace of Fairford Church in Gloucestershire...Throughout the world, amidst the increasing materialism of largely secular societies, churches attract travellers, tourists, historians and worshippers as almost never before. The reasons for this ... see all copies from $8.78! new only from $22.59! \| SVS
13	Cathedral Builders more books like this by Gimpel add to wishlist Medieval Europe witnessed the spectacular flowering of religious architecture. In this illustrated portrait of an age, Jean Gimpel gives an account of astonishing feats of engineering and artistry. He explores the political, financial, and spiritual role of the men who inspired such cathedrals as Canterbury, Chartres and Notre Dame. The author ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $74.85! \| first editions
14 view cover	Angkor: An Introduction to the Temples more books like this by Dawn F Rooney add to wishlist Essential information on where to stay and how to get there make up the practical side of this guide but the first part contains background details on Khmer history and religion. The second part is a monument by monument guide to the sites themselves.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.99!
15 view cover	Death and Burial in the Roman World more books like this by J M C Toynbee add to wishlist Ranging throughout the Roman World - from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem - this text examines Roman funeral practices from a variety of perspectives. Looking at Roman beliefs about death and the afterlife, it is revealed that few Romans believed in the "Elysian Fields" of poetic invention. The book contains a description of the rituals ... see all copies from $8.91! new only from $14.92! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Gothic architecture and scholasticism. more books like this by Erwin Panofsky add to wishlist see all copies from $2.17! first editions \| SVS
17	Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture more books like this by Michael W Meister add to wishlist This initial part of Volume II continues the ground-breaking attempt by the American Institute of Indian Studies to clarify and organize the principles of Indian temple architecture for Western readers through comparison of standing monuments with Sanskrit texts. On their completion, the projected ten parts of this encyclopedia will have covered ... see all copies from $36.80! new only from $80.79! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Gothic revival & American church architecture; an episode in taste, 1840-1856 more books like this by Phoebe B. Stanton add to wishlist In this fully illustrated book, Phoebe Stanton explores the influence of the English ecclesiological Gothic revival on American church architecture in the mid-19th century, arguing that this fundamentally conservative movement provided a foundation for a new aesthetic in American architecture. Although the Gothic revival had already made a modest ... see all copies from $4.96! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine more books like this by John Galey add to wishlist see all copies from $7.34! first editions
20 view cover	From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship more books like this by Professor David W Dunlap add to wishlist From modest chapels to majestic cathedrals, and historic synagogues to modern mosques and Buddhist temples: this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook presents 1,079 houses of worship in Manhattan and lays to rest the common perception that skyscrapers, bridges, and parks are the only defining moments in the architectural history of New York City. ... see all copies from $2.11! new only from $3.95! \| first editions
21 view cover	Hagia Sophia more books like this by W Eugene Kleinbauer, Scala Publishers, Henry Matthews add to wishlist Hagia Sophia is one of the world's greatest architectural monuments. First constructed as the principal church of Constantinople in the fourth century, and destroyed twice by fire, it was rebuilt in the mid-sixth century. Its soaring domes and arches, adorned with luminous gold mosaic-work and gleaming marbles, have inspired awe among generations ... see all copies from $46.84! new only from $46.84!
22 view cover	Gothic architecture. more books like this by Paul Frankl add to wishlist Geographically, this survey stretches from Poland to Portugal, from Sicily to Scotland; chronologically, it ranges from Durham in 1093 to Halle an der Saale in 1530. It provides an introduction to the study of Gothic architecture, and a history and analysis of Gothic style. see all copies from $23.70! new only from $38.50! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Places of Worship more books like this by James Russell, Mr. Vaughan Hart add to wishlist Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, this text considers St Paul's Cathedral, Church of the Sacred Heart in Prague, and the Church on the Water and Church of the Light in Japan. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. By looking at these ... see all copies from $3.57! new only from $3.67!
24 view cover	Cathedral builders of the Middle Ages more books like this by Alain Erlande-Brandenburg add to wishlist All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them? see all copies from $2.47! new only from $8.34! \| first editions
25	Early Christian and Byzantine architecture more books like this by Richard Krautheimer add to wishlist see all copies from $14.00! first editions

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