How To Read A Church: an Illustrated Guide to Images, Symbols and Meanings in Churches and Cathedrals - Rilegato

Taylor, Dr. Richard

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ISBN 10: 1844132382 ISBN 13: 9781844132386

Casa editrice: Vintage Publishing, 2004

Riassunto

Churches and cathedrals play an essential part in our heritage. As community-centred places of worship and important tourist attractions, they are visited by millions of people each year. But churches were originally built to be read, and so are packed with images, symbols and meanings that often need explanation. This beautiful book unlocks all the treasures they contain.

Described by Christopher Howse in the Daily Telegraph as 'a handy crash course in church literacy', the first edition of this unique and accessible guide to the common symbols and meanings in church art and architecture became a bestseller on first publication. In this stunning illustrated edition, over 100 colour photographs represent the very best in church architecture - from paintings, fonts and altars, to pew ends, choir stalls and stained glass windows. This is the ultimate reference for anybody who wants to know more about what they see in a church or cathedral from the significance of church layouts, the symbolism of key scenes and the importance of details, to the use of colours and letters.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Richard Taylor was born in 1967. He studied English at Cambridge University and Law at London University, and now lives and works as a lawyer in Sheffield. He is the author of the bestselling book How To Read A Church and presenter of the BBC4 series Churches: How To Read Them, inspired by his book.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Vintage Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1844132382
• ISBN 13: 9781844132386
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile