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At the height of the middle ages, there were hundreds of abbeys and
priories throughout England. The ruins of some of those that were
destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries are
today seen as iconic medieval buildings - such as Fountains Abbey
in Yorkshire, designated a World Heritage site, or Tintern Abbey on
the river Wye, immortalised by Wordsworth. These monasteries -
particularly those of the Benedictine and Cistercian orders - were
not simply powerhouses of prayer, but major local landowners who
improved agriculture, replanned villages and founded new towns. For
this reason, Glyn Coppack's far-ranging study not only looks at the
churches and the immediate monastic buildings, but at the full
range of ancillary buildings.
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Global Prayers
(Paperback)
Jochen Becker, Kathrin Klingan, Stephan Lanz
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R1,225
R921
Discovery Miles 9 210
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Religious communities inscribe themselves into the cityscape not
only socially and politically, but also acoustically and
architecturally. Global Prayers examines the mutual influence of
religion and urbanism, looking at how various forms of faith
manifest themselves in the cities of the world. Photo essays,
interviews, reports, scientific texts, and artistic photo spreads
inquire into the making of urban religion and the production of
religious urbanity. With contributions by Nezar AlSayyad, Filip de
Boeck, Hengameh Golestan, Brian Larkin, Aernout Mik, Werner
Schiffauer, AbdouMaliq Simone, Camilo Jose Vergara, Paola Yacoub.
Churches for the Southwest is the first book to be devoted to his
ecclesiastical architecture, which constitutes an important part of
his work. During his long career he designed all or part of
twenty-two churches-mission churches for Indian pueblos, including
Acoma and Laguna; Catholic churches, especially Cristo Rey in Santa
Fe and Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup; Episcopal churches,
including Holy Faith in Santa Fe, St. John s Cathedral in
Albuquerque, and churches in Clovis, Roswell, Carlsbad, and Las
Cruces, New Mexico; Presbyterian churches in Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
and Taos; and the chapel for the Good Shepherd Mission to the
Navajo in Fort Defiance, Arizona. These exhibit a surprising
variety of styles. A number are in the pueblo mission style that is
usually associated with Meem s work, but there are also Episcopal
churches in the English Gothic style, a Territorial-style
Presbyterian church, a Romanesque Catholic cathedral, and the
unique church at Fort Defiance. Churches for the Southwest is
beautifully illustrated with new color photographs of all of Meem s
churches as well as drawings, plans, and early black-and-white
photographs from the Meem Archives. Illustrated with early
black-and-white photographs by Tyler Dingee, who worked with Meem
and for the University of New Mexico; new color photographs by
Derek Lehmberg; and drawings by Meem and members of his office."
Hagia Sophia, the Church of Holy Wisdom, sits majestically atop the
plateau that commands the straits separating Europe and Asia.
Located near the acropolis of the ancient city of Byzantium, this
unparalleled structure has enjoyed an extensive and colorful
history, as it has successively been transformed into a cathedral,
mosque, monument, and museum. In "Hagia Sophia, 1850-1950," Robert
S. Nelson explores its many lives.
Built from 532 to 537 as the Cathedral of Constantinople, Hagia
Sophia was little studied and seldom recognized as a great monument
of world art until the nineteenth century, and Nelson examines the
causes and consequences of the building's newly elevated status
during that time. He chronicles the grand dome's modern history
through a vibrant cast of characters--emperors, sultans, critics,
poets, archaeologists, architects, philanthropists, and religious
congregations--some of whom spent years studying it, others never
visiting the building. But as Nelson shows, they all had a hand in
the recreation of Hagia Sophia as a modern architectural icon. By
many means and for its own purposes, the West has conceptually
transformed Hagia Sophia into the international symbol that it is
today.
While other books have covered the architectural history of the
structure, this is the first study to address its status as a
modern monument. With his narrative of the building's rebirth,
Nelson captures its importance for the diverse communities that
shape and find meaning in Hagia Sophia," "His book" w"ill resonate
with cultural, architectural, and art historians as well as with
those seeking to acquaint themselves with the modern life of an
inspired and inspiring building.
Decorated with the richest, most beautiful mosaics in the world,
the Venetian church of San Marco is quite literally a treasure
house of medieval art. The domes and walls of the church, encrusted
with stone, glass, and gold, have been recognized, over the
centuries, as a glorious historical and artistic record. Peopled
with hundreds and figures--Adam and Eve, Noah and his progeny,
Isaiah, Christ, Mark, of course, and other holy men and women of
Venice--these mosaics create a cosmic panorama. "The Mosaic
Decoration of San Marco, Venice" brings these unrivaled mosaics
into breathtaking focus, combining a descriptive history of their
creation and repair over the ages with close-up photographs
revealing their iconographic detail.
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