Religious

On the occasion of the forthcoming renovation of the Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main, the book recounts the history of its construction, reconstruction and renovation in accordance with the respective social currents. In addition, the role of the...

The definitive publication of the Temple of Apollo at Bassai, in the northwest Peloponnese, this is one of four volumes representing the culmination of years of study by Professor Fred Cooper of the University of Minnesota and other scholars throughout...

Old Order Mennonites are deeply faithful, agrarian-rooted, Swiss-German Anabaptists who have called Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home for 300 years. Their meetinghouses silently embody their religious traditions, and yet few outsiders have seen the...

Discover Savannah's historic churches through 136 color images. With engaging stories about the grand buildings and religious communities that meet in them, this pictorial guide tells of tragedy overcome and victories celebrated. Many places of worship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513267708Author Henry AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Mint EditionsPublisher Mint Editions

In 1552, St. Francis Xavier died on the island of Sancian without setting foot on mainland China. Since then, this image of Francis Xavier on Sancian has been enshrined in Western memory, and many missionaries, merchants and adventurers have tried to...

Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in existence. National cathedral, coronation church, royal mausoleum, burial place of poets, resting place of the great and of the Unknown Warrior, former home of parliament, backdrop to the funeral of Diana,...

In America between 1946 and 1953, the German-Jewish architect Eric Mendelsohn planned seven synagogues, of which four were built, all in the Midwest. In this book, photographer Michael Palmer has recorded in exquisite detail Mendelsohn's four built...

A history of Washington National Cathedral and the theory of an American civil religion.In 1792, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the first city planner of Washington, DC, introduced the idea of a "great church for national purposes." Unlike L'Enfant's plans for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780268207182Author Margaret GrubiakFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint University of Notre Dame PressPublisher University of Notre Dame PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865654044Author Alice Cooney FrelinghuysenFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Vendome PressPublisher Vendome PressWeight(grams) 235g

The book presents the results of research carried out in recent years on the temples founded by the Birla family in northern and central India. The material gathered by the authors and the preliminary analysis based on it led to the creation of the first...

The Chapels of Notre Dame celebrates the university's unique identity as a Catholic academic community where faith is treasured and diverse traditions shared and respected. This stunning large-format collection of over two hundred full-color photographs...

"[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 of . . ...

The 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 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,...

After 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...

Contextualises 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...

Aspects 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...

This 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...

Six 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...

Apologies 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 &...

Small 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...

Temples for a Modern God is one of the first major studies of American religious architecture in the postwar period, and it reveals the diverse and complicated set of issues that emerged just as one of the nation's biggest building booms unfolded. Jay...

English cathedrals, including Canterbury, Durham, Winchester and York, are the greatest collective work of art and architecture in Britain, reflecting over a thousand years of history. "English Cathedrals" is an account of their foundation, construction...

Apologies 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

Germany is currently experiencing an intense debate about the reconstruction of synagogues that were destroyed under Nazi rule in the 1930s, and the related search for an appropriate architectural expression of Jewish life and culture in the country's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789385360701Author Patricia Tusa FelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Mapin Publishing Pvt.LtdPublisher Mapin Publishing Pvt.Ltd

A close analysis of the architecture of the stupa-a Buddhist symbolic form that is found throughout South, Southeast, and East Asia. The author, who trained as an architect, examines both the physical and metaphysical levels of these buildings, which...

Through 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635618402Author Douglas KeisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams) 522g

Stained Glass of Canterbury Cathedral is the classic survey of one of the greatest achievements of medieval European art, now reissued in a stylish hardback edition.

Highly illustrated fascinating local exploration of Bradford’s historic churches. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this city.

A richly illustrated and comprehensive guide, this volume explores over 1,450 cathedrals and abbeys across Britain, detailing their architecture, history, liturgy, and monastic life while highlighting their enduring religious and cultural significance.

A fascinating exploration of Leicestershire’s and Rutland’s historic churches, will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting these attractive counties in England.

A fascinating exploration of Berkshire’s historic churches. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.

A sumptuously illustrated book exploring every nook and cranny of this legendary New York apartment house—its distinguished architecture, its extravagant decoration, its tumultuous history, and its storied tenants.

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A fascinating exploration of Lincolnshire’s historic churches. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.

A fascinating photographic exploration of Greater Manchester’s historic churches from over the centuries,