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The Eighteenth-Century Church in Britain by Terry Friedman
RRP: $102.92$90.24This ambitious and generously illustrated study is an in-depth account of the architectural character of a vast range of eighteenth-century ecclesiastical buildings, including the Anglican parish churches, medieval cathedrals repaired and modified during... -
The Hindu Temple by George Michell
RRP: $46.31$45.40For more than 1500 years, from the Indian subcontinent to the islands of the Indonesian archipelago, the temple has embodied and symbolized the Hindu worldview at its deepest level and inspired the greatest architectural and artistic achievements in... -
Fortresses of Faith: A Pictorial History of the Fortified Saxon Churches of Romania by Alan Ogden 9789739432085
RRP: $75.39$55.39For nearly a thousand years, the Saxon settlers from the Rhine valley played a vital role in the history of Transylvania until their diaspora in the second half of the twentieth century. Fortresses of Faith focuses on their magnificent architectural... -
Modern Architecture and Religious Communities, 1850–1970: Building the Kingdom by Kate Jordan
RRP: $68.59$60.14Social 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... -
Melrose Abbey by Historic Scotland 9781849172288
RRP: $8.58$6.26St Aidan of Lindisfarne established a monastery at ‘Mailros’ in the 7th century – a place of solitude and contemplation in the Border hills. Five centuries later, Cistercian monks settled nearby and built Melrose Abbey, inspired by the legacy of the... -
Discovering the Smallest Churches in England by John Kinross 9780752447797
RRP: $34.31$25.23A small church nestling deep in the countryside is instantly evocative. Why is it there at all? Whom does it serve? In a county by county guide to the smallest gems of English ecclesiastical architecture, John Kinross provides the reader with... -
Buckfast Abbey: History, Art and Architecture by Peter Beacham 9781858946504
RRP: $102.92$82.80As Buckfast Abbey prepares to celebrate its millennium in 2018, this new book chronicles the remarkable history of this famous English abbey, today both home to a self-sufficient community of Benedictine monks and a site that welcomes some half a million... -
Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes by William D. Moore 9781621900641
RRP: $53.09$47.82In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930, when these temples became a ubiquitous feature of the American landscape. As representations of King... -
Churches Of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide by Alan K. Lathrop 9780816629091
RRP: $44.58$36.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816629091Author Alan K. LathropFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint University of Minnesota PressPublisher University of Minnesota Press -
Champagne Regained by Jacqueline Widmar Stewart 9783936681628
RRP: $85.59$59.95Within the last millennium France's Champagne region has ascended two stunning pinnacles of fame and fortune with a long, deep gorge between them. In this book the author traces the history and culture of its highly varied past to its remarkable present... -
Ghost Storeys: Ralph Adams Cram, Modern Gothic Media, and Deconstructive Microhistory at a Canadian Church by Cameron Macdonell 9780773549890
$63.48Most studies of modern Gothic media assume that, beyond the 1830s, modern Gothic architecture and literature had very little in common. The work of Ralph Adams Cram (1863-1942), America's most prolific Gothic Revival architect and an author of ghost... -
Beth Sholom Synagogue: Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Religious Architecture by Joseph M. Siry 9780226761404
$165.68In a suburb just north of Philadelphia stands Beth Sholom Synagogue, Frank Lloyd Wright's only synagogue and one of his finest religious buildings. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007, Beth Sholom was one of Wright's last completed projects,... -
Beyond the Divide: A Century of Canadian Mosque Design by Tammy Gaber 9780228008262
$151.74Canada's first mosque, the Al Rashid mosque in Edmonton, was built in 1938. In the years since, as Canada's Muslim population has grown, close to two hundred mosques, Islamic centres, prayer spaces, and jamatkhanas have been built across the country. ... -
Heinz Tesar: Drawings: Drawings (Zeichnungen) by Matthias Boeckl 9783932565311
RRP: $78.90$56.48Text in English and German. This book presents a selection from all Tesar's creative periods and an essay introduces the background to this art and its current positioning, which not least raises theoretical questions about the relationship between... -
Sanctuaries of Earth, Stone, and Light: The Churches of Northern New Spain, 1530-1821 by Gloria Fraser Giffords
RRP: $147.52$124.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816525898Author Gloria Fraser GiffordsFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press -
The Makers of Trinity Church in the City of Boston by James F. O'Gorman
$68.63Explores the process of collaboration in the creation of an American architectural masterpiece; Since its dedication in 1877, Trinity Church on Copley Square in Boston has been widely regarded as one of the most important and successful monuments of... -
Simbahan: An Illustrated Guide to 50 of the Philippines' Must-Visit Catholic Churches by Regalado Trota Jose
RRP: $39.37$23.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786218199040Author Regalado Trota JoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 247Imprint Rpd PublicationsPublisher Rpd PublicationsWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Baja California Missions: In the Footsteps on the Padres by David Burckhalter
RRP: $37.65$31.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816521197Author David BurckhalterFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press -
In the Garden of Isfahan: Islamic Architecture from the 16th to the 18th Century by Werner Blaser
RRP: $51.37$33.93Isfahan is a heavenly city of gardens, mosques and palaces for an open-minded architect. In addition to the artful dome constructions over the prayer halls of the larger mosques, the highpoint of Persian architecture is the multitude of garden complexes,... -
Norwich Cathedral Close - The Evolution of the English Cathedral Landscape by Roberta Gilchrist
RRP: $42.87$36.54Changes in the layout of the cathedral and its close traced over 600 years, using Norwich as a case-study. Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award What explains the layout of the cathedral and its close? What ideas and beliefs shaped... -
Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects by Idries Trevathan
RRP: $82.33$53.36The Art of Orientation explores the mosque through 125 artefacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays by leading Arab and international authors, which provide a fresh interpretation of... -
Engineering a cathedral - Durham by Michael Jackson 9780727716842
RRP: $98.63$69.59Engineering a Cathedral offers professional engineers, architects and interested lay people a unique opportunity to study the construction of one of the world's finest buildings. Durham cathedral celebrates its 900th anniversary in 1993 and to mark the... -
Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (New Revised 7th Edition) by Caroline Williams 9789774168550
RRP: $42.87$33.59Cairo's Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal Cairo's spectacular heritage, nor trace its historical and architectural development with such clarity... -
The Reredos of All Souls College Oxford by Peregrine Horden
RRP: $137.22$102.27Pevsner calls it 'marvellous'. Yet the reredos of the fifteenth-century chapel of All Souls College, Oxford, with its combination of medieval niches and statuary by George Gilbert Scott, has remained one of the unsung glories of both medieval... -
How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture by Denis R McNamara
$18.94Small 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 Knights Hospitaller in Great Britain in 1540: A Survey of the Houses and Churches etc of St John of Jerusalem including those earlier belonging to the Knights Templar by Michael Hodges 9781912945139
RRP: $34.31$22.90A Gazetteer Guide to the churches and Commanderies of the Knights of St John as they were at the moment of Suppression in 1540.Book InformationISBN 9781912945139Author Michael HodgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Mount Orleans PressPublisher Mount... -
Muslim Cultures of the Indian Ocean: Diversity and Pluralism, Past and Present by Stéphane Pradines
RRP: $145.80$130.67Explores the role of Islam in forming and transforming interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World from a longue dur e perspective Highlights the centrality of Muslim cultures in understanding interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean Explores... -
Historic English Churches: A Guide to Their Construction, Design and Features by Geoffrey R. Sharpe 9781350216303
$35.23The ancient churches and cathedrals of England's towns and countryside are among the glories of our national heritage, the church spire one of the quintessential features of the landscape. Yet how were our ancestors able to construct these often... -
East End Jewish Cemeteries: Brady Street & Alderney Road by Louis Berk
RRP: $25.71$16.64The Brady Street and Alderney Road cemeteries are among the oldest Jewish burial grounds in the UK, dating back to the arrival of the Jewish immigrants in the time of Oliver Cromwell. As the Jewish community expanded, by the middle of the nineteenth... -
Chapels of the Cinquecento and Seicento in the Churches of Rome by Chiara Franceschini
RRP: $66.90$61.75"Seldom does a collection of art history essays leave readers yearning for a second volume..."-Barbara Wisch, Renaissance Quarterly Roman church interiors throughout the Early Modern age were endowed with rich historical and visual significance. During... -
The Sistine Chapel by Antonio Paolucci 9788895847436
RRP: $102.92$83.43The images in this volume are the result of the photo shoot carried out in the Sistine Chapel between December 2015 and January 2016. New technologies have made it possible to achieve spectacular results, ensuring a more faithful and accurate... -
Revelations of Byzantium: The Monasteries and Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia by Alan Ogden 9781592110575
RRP: $68.53$57.89The monasteries and painted churches of Moldavia stand today as a testament to the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of the Romanian people. These monuments, unique in the world, reflect a cultural legacy inherited from Byzantium and the Roman Empire... -
Jedburgh Abbey by Chris Tabraham 9781849170222
RRP: $8.58$6.26Jedburgh Abbey is one of the most elegant examples of 12th-century architecture in Scotland. It was founded by King David I, both as an act of piety and to assert his claim to the Borders. The abbey was repeatedly ravaged over centuries of border... -
Parish Churches of Greater London: A Guide by Michael Hodges 9780946694082
$77.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946694082Author Michael HodgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 452Imprint Heritage of London Trust LtdPublisher Heritage of London Trust LtdWeight(grams) 1260g -
Fortresses of Faith: A Pictorial History of the Fortified Churches of Romania by Alan Ogden 9781592110827
RRP: $51.37$41.39For nearly a thousand years, the Saxon settlers from the Rhine valley played a vital role in the history of Transylvania until their diaspora in the second half of the twentieth century. Fortresses of Faith focuses on their magnificent architectural... -
Chartres Cathedral by Robert Branner 9780393314380
RRP: $34.31$29.13Each volume includes all the necessary materials for the comprehensive study of a work of art: An illustration section showing the complete work of art, details, preliminary studies, and iconographic sources;An introductory essay by the editor;Documents... -
Divine New York: Inside the Historic Churches and Synagogues of Manhattan by Michael L. Horowitz
RRP: $68.53$46.36For the past 15 years, Michael L. Horowitz has been photographing the interiors of Manhattan's historic churches and synagogues. Though their exteriors are often unassuming and overlooked by passers-by, their interiors are spectacular, uplifting... -
Revelations of Byzantium: The Monasteries and Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia by Alan Ogden 9789739432320
RRP: $104.63$77.98The monasteries and painted churches of Moldavia stand today as a testament to the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of the Romanian people. These monuments, unique in the world, reflect a cultural legacy inherited from Byzantium and the Roman Empire... -
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire by Warwick Rodwell 9781842173886
RRP: $77.19$64.75Dorchester-on-Thames and its abbey have been subjects of antiquarian interest for more than 450 years, and during that time much has been written about them. They are, however, still far from being comprehensively studied and recorded. Indeed, the ... -
Church Building and Restoration in Victorian Glamorgan, 1837-1901 by Geoffrey R. Orrin 9780708318379
RRP: $34.29$29.38Dr Geoffrey Orrin's study contains a detailed account of all those Anglican churches within the county of Glamorgan that were built, rebuilt, restored or re-modelled in any significant way during the Victorian period, 1837-1901. It includes as well as...