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Temple to Love: Architecture and Devotion in Seventeenth-Century Bengal by Pika Ghosh
RRP: £25.99£22.89"[A]n excellent analytical study of a sensationally beautiful type of temple.... This work is not just art historical but embraces... religious studies, anthropology, history, and literature." -Catherine B. Asher "[A]dvances our knowledge... -
The Shrines of the 'Alids in Medieval Syria: Sunnis, Shi'is and the Architecture of Coexistence by Stephennie Mulder
RRP: £40.00£36.67The first illustrated, architectural history of the 'Alid shrines, increasingly endangered by the conflict in SyriaBook InformationISBN 9781474446334Author Stephennie MulderFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher... -
From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship by David W. Dunlap
RRP: £32.00£24.76From 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,... -
The Minaret by Jonathan M. Bloom
RRP: £40.00£37.07From early Islam to the modern world, and from Iran, Egypt, Turkey and India to West and East Africa, the Yemen and Southeast Asia, this richly illustrated book is a sweeping tour of the minaret's position as the symbol of Islam.Book InformationISBN... -
The Suburban Church: Modernism and Community in Postwar America by Gretchen Buggeln
RRP: £32.00£28.61After World War II, America's religious denominations spent billions on church architecture as they spread into the suburbs. In this richly illustrated history of midcentury modern churches in the Midwest, Gretchen Buggeln shows how architects and... -
The Temptation of Graves in Salafi Islam: Iconoclasm, Destruction and Idolatry by Ondrej Beranek
RRP: £90.00£81.97Contextualises current Salafi iconoclasm and graves destruction, tracing its ideological sourcesIn various parts of the Islamic world over the past decades virulent attacks have targeted Islamic funeral and sacral architecture. Rather than being random... -
Modern Architecture and Religious Communities, 1850-1970: Building the Kingdom by Kate Jordan
RRP: £135.00£117.28Social groups formed around shared religious beliefs encountered significant change and challenges between the 1860s and the 1970s. This book is the first collection of essays of its kind to take a broad, thematically-driven case study approach to this... -
Historic Rural Churches of Georgia by George Hart
£52.82Aspects of Georgia's unique history can only be told through its extant rural churches. As the Georgia backcountry rapidly expanded in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the churches erected on this newly parceled land became the center... -
Resplendent Synagogue - Architecture and Worship in an Eighteenth-Century Polish Community by Thomas C. Hubka
RRP: £40.00£34.59This unique exploration of a lost religious and cultural artifact breathes new life into a forgotten but fascinating aspect of eighteenth-century Polish Jewry. Thomas C. Hubka, an architectural historian, immersed himself in medieval and early modern... -
Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey 9780226173030
RRP: £36.00£34.83Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. In this book, architectural historian Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey examines these designs as a coherent whole - a single masterpiece reflecting both... -
Thresholds of the Sacred - Architectural, Art Historical, Liturgical, and Theological Perspectives on Religious Screens, East and West by Sharon E. J. Gerstel
RRP: £54.95£44.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884023111Author Sharon E. J. GerstelFormat HardbackImprint Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionPublisher Dumbarton Oaks Research Library &... -
The Sistine Chapel by Antonio Paolucci 9788895847535
RRP: £21.00£18.92Published 2016 in collaboration with Edizioni Musei Vaticani, this book beautifully reproduces close-up views of Michelangelo's supreme work in new photography of the restored Sistine Chapel.About the AuthorProfessor Antonio Paolucci is Director of the... -
Shiva's Waterfront Temples: Architects and Their Audiences in Medieval India Subhashini Kaligotla 9780300258943
RRP: £60.00£57.15This handsomely illustrated volume explores the medieval Deccani temple complexes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, with careful attention to their makers "Subhashini Kaligotla brings a fresh and forceful voice to this specific field, and... -
Ronchamp: Ronchamp Gateway and Monastery by Renzo Piano 9788862640077
RRP: £40.00£29.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788862640077Author Renzo PianoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Fondazione Renzo PianoPublisher Fondazione Renzo Piano -
Modern Architecture and Religious Communities, 1850–1970: Building the Kingdom by Kate Jordan
RRP: £41.99£36.75Social groups formed around shared religious beliefs encountered significant change and challenges between the 1860s and the 1970s. This book is the first collection of essays of its kind to take a broad, thematically-driven case study approach to this... -
How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture by Denis R McNamara
£10.04Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this primer is a must-have for architecture and history buffs, tourists, and churchgoers interested in decoding the styles and symbols of religious buildings. Every building... -
The Temptation of Graves in Salafi Islam: Iconoclasm, Destruction and Idolatry by Ond?ej Beranek
RRP: £28.99£26.91This book explains the current destruction of graves in the Islamic world and traces the ideological sources of iconoclasm in their historical perspective, from medieval theological and legal debates to contemporary Islamist movements including ISIS.Book... -
Cathedrals Built by the Masons by Russell Herner 9780764348402
RRP: £40.99£27.67Through well-researched text, as well as drawings and color photography, this book captures the magnificence of European cathedrals and the brilliance of the Master Builders and craftsmen who designed and built them. Cathedral building is a fusion of... -
How To Read A Church by Dr. Richard Taylor 9781844132386 [USED COPY]
RRP: £30.00£2.80Churches 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... -
Buddhist Architecture in America: Building for Enlightenment Robert Edward Gordon 9781032318479
RRP: £39.99£35.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032318479Author Robert Edward GordonImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd -
Churches of Hertfordshire David Gouldstone 9781398119291
RRP: £15.99£13.59Although Hertfordshire is one of the smaller counties of England, it is well populated with numerous historical towns and other settlements. St Albans Abbey’s influence spread throughout the county but the county has a wealth of other interesting... -
Church Going: A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles Andrew Ziminski 9781800818682
RRP: £25.00£21.25Churches are many things to us - they are places of worship, vibrant community hubs and oases of calm reflection. To know a church is to hold a key to the past that unlocks an understanding of our shared history. Andrew Ziminski has spent decades as a... -
Cambridge Central Mosque: The Sacred Re-imagined Michael Glover 9781848226357
RRP: £45.00£38.25Shortlisted for the 2021 Stirling Prize, this mosque is a truly innovative building, which is sustainable and socially and architecturally integrated into and respectful of its neighbourhood. As well as discussing its design and construction, this book... -
Great Churches of London Derry Brabbs 9780711269231
RRP: £35.00£24.69Uncover the most remarkable examples of religious architecture in England on this grand tour of London’s great churches. With specially commissioned images and text by renowned photographer Derry Brabbs, this illuminating guidebook is informed by an... -
The Green Man: Myth and Reality Imogen Corrigan 9781398116900
RRP: £15.99£13.59The ‘green man’ or foliate head can be found in almost every pre-Reformation cathedral and in many churches. It often decorates arches, corbels, roof bosses, choir stalls and chancel screens. In this book, Imogen Corrigan takes the reader on a journey of... -
Westminster Abbey: A Church in History David Cannadine 9781913107475
RRP: £25.00£20.92A comprehensive and authoritative history that explores the significance of one of the most famous buildings and institutions in England Westminster Abbey was one of the most powerful churches in Catholic Christendom before transforming into a Protestant...