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Religious buildings
Hardcover. The author has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. In this title, he contends that these churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. Num Pages: 880 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBTB; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1532.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846146640
- ISBN
- 9781846146640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 33.79
€ 50.99
€ 33.79
Hardback. The author of the magisterial England's Thousand Best Churches turns his eye to England's cathedrals, with fascinating, personal - and often funny - insight into their history and their place in English life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 colour photos, integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 306 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408706459
- ISBN
- 9781408706459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 29.99
€ 45.99
€ 29.99
Hardback. Modern life is marred by hectic pace, stress and negative environmental influences. Places to get away from the routine, where body and soul can find harmony again, and feel good with oneself are sought out more and more. This volume presents buildings and spaces devoted to contemplation, meditation, regeneration and the enjoyment of quietude. Series: Dreaming of. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 346 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1706.
- Publisher
- Braun Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037681947
- ISBN
- 9783037681947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.14
€ 45.99
€ 39.14
Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 165 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMN; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 284 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023111
- ISBN
- 9780884023111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.76
€ 89.76
Hardback. Illustrated with images and photographs, this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its discreet Georgian- and Regency-era beginnings to the golden age of the grand 'cathedral synagogues' of the High Victorian period. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 398 pages, 80 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; AMN; HBTB; HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1970.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170511
- ISBN
- 9780300170511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.46
€ 78.46
Paperback. This comprehensive gazetteer and guide to historic synagogues and Jewish heritage sites in Britain and Ireland has been fully revised and updated in this second edition, and celebrates in full colour the undiscovered heritage of Anglo-Jewry. Num Pages: 316 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DB; AMN; AMX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Historic England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022379
- ISBN
- 9781848022379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Safran, Linda. Num Pages: 336 pages, 237 b&w and 21 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 279 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016702
- ISBN
- 9780271016702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.76
€ 89.76
Paperback. A look at rural and small-town churches scattered throughout Colorado. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; AMN; HBJK; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570980138
- ISBN
- 9781570980138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.62
€ 17.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 247 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AMN; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 315 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1768.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348402
- ISBN
- 9780764348402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.32
€ 52.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 136 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764338649
- ISBN
- 9780764338649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.42
€ 20.99
€ 15.42
paperback. Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, retains a rare power to astonish. This book tells the story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526780
- ISBN
- 9780099526780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.43
€ 16.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Num Pages: 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 996. 380 pages, 261, 255 colour, 6 black and white. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery in churches. This book presents many of the surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFC; AMN. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 24. Weight: 994.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834847
- ISBN
- 9781843834847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.96
€ 38.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. Changes in the layout of the cathedral and its close traced over 600 years, using Norwich as a case-study. Num Pages: 320 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 362 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270965
- ISBN
- 9781783270965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection illuminates many previously unexplored aspects of the Basilica of San Lorenzo's history, extending from its Early Christian foundation to the modern era. San Lorenzo depicts this church as a living Florentine institution, continually reshaped by complex historical forces. Editor(s): Gaston, Robert W.; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 27 x 21. .
- Publisher
- Villa I Tatti
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975675
- ISBN
- 9780674975675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.47
€ 135.47
Paperback. Reveals how the largest Sun Temple in the world, built according to Hermetic principles, is located at one of Christianity's holiest sites Num Pages: 304 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMN; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431787
- ISBN
- 9781591431787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.31
€ 16.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. This title explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504. A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral. 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. This title explores why medieval people built Gothic cathedrals, how they built them, what conception of the divine lay behind their creation, and how religious and secular leaders used cathedrals for social and political purposes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AMN; AMX. Dimension: 234 x 143 x 19. Weight: 500.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269996
- ISBN
- 9780520269996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.41
€ 39.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Fircone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907700040
- ISBN
- 9781907700040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.09
€ 20.99
€ 19.09
Hardcover. Richard Sundt draws on a range of primary materials to chronicle early Maori church building in New Zealand for the first time. The book focuses on the Anglican/Church Missionary Society churches that dominated the period. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK; AMC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1025.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869404567
- ISBN
- 9781869404567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.58
€ 73.58
Hardcover. From its position at the heart of the ancient city of York, York Minster has for centuries formed the focus of a community, while performing a national role as the seat of Britain's second Archbishop. This title is a portrait of the Minster and its community, including recollections and thoughts of people who have been a part of its human fabric. Editor(s): Jones, Very Revd Keith; Hampson, Louise. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 col. and mono. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; AMN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Third Millennium Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903942758
- ISBN
- 9781903942758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 29.23
€ 45.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. With the increasing disappearance of stained glass in medieval churches, the surviving wood carvings on church misericords and bench ends are extremely important in providing an insight into the medieval mind. This book outlines the history of church seating and discusses the craftsmen and the influences behind their work. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AFKC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747807445
- ISBN
- 9780747807445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.93
€ 11.99
€ 9.93