How to Read Churches

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How to Read Churches

Author	: Denis R. McNamara
File Size	: 54,9 Mb
Publisher	: How to Read
Language	: English
Release Date	: 16 April 2024
ISBN	: 1408128365
Pages	: 0 pages

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How to Read Churches by Denis R. McNamara Book PDF Summary

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.

How to Read Churches by Denis R. McNamara

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How to Read Churches by Denis R. McNamara

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