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The Foundations of Christian Art (Sacred Art in Tradition)
Titus Burckhardt
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Paperback. Titus Burckhardt was a renowned expert on the art of traditional worlds. This book takes the reader through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon architecture, iconography, and illumination. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AGR; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 462.
The art historian and philosopher of religion, Titus Burckhardt (1908-1984), was one of the 20th century's most renowned experts on the art of many traditional worlds as well as the religions that illuminated the art of the civilisations which flowered from them. This book takes the reader on a pilgrimage through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon its architecture, iconography, illumination and the arts and crafts guilds but always returning to the fundamental genius of Christianity which gave meaning to the art. Through a luminous interplay of Titus Burckhardt's text and carefully ... Read more
The art historian and philosopher of religion, Titus Burckhardt (1908-1984), was one of the 20th century's most renowned experts on the art of many traditional worlds as well as the religions that illuminated the art of the civilisations which flowered from them. This book takes the reader on a pilgrimage through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon its architecture, iconography, illumination and the arts and crafts guilds but always returning to the fundamental genius of Christianity which gave meaning to the art. Through a luminous interplay of Titus Burckhardt's text and carefully ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
World Wisdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781933316123
SKU
V9781933316123
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