The Great Cathedrals Of The World
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Europe S 100 Best Cathedrals
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Author : Simon Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-11-04
Europe S 100 Best Cathedrals written by Simon Jenkins and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-04 with Architecture categories.
READERS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY WILL LOVE THIS GIFT! "Simon Jenkins has provided a feast for both eyes and mind in this sumptuously illustrated guide to Europe's greatest cathedrals" John Barton, author of A History of the Bible "As ever, Simon Jenkins is here the best sort of guide to some of Europe's greatest buildings and their settings: well-informed, elegantly opinionated and passionate" Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years __________________________ Europe's cathedrals are magnificent. They outstrip palaces and castles. They are the most sensational group of structures anywhere in the world - which everyone should 'see before they die'. They are also hugely popular, most of them absolutely packed. They are humankind's greatest creations. In Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals, Simon Jenkins has travelled the continent - from Chartres to York, Cologne to Florence, Toledo to Moscow and Stockholm to Seville - to illuminate old favourites and highlight new discoveries. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of Europe's history tells the stories behind these wonders, showing the cathedral's central role in the European imagination. Readers will be inspired to make their own pilgrimage to all one hundred of them.
The Great Cathedrals Of The World
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Author : Fred Hovey Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 188?
The Great Cathedrals Of The World written by Fred Hovey Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 188? with Cathedrals categories.
Notre Dame
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Author : Ken Follett
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2019-10-29
Notre Dame written by Ken Follett and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with History categories.
“The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something priceless was dying in front of our eyes. The feeling was bewildering, as if the earth was shaking.” —Ken Follett “[A] treasure of a book.” —The New Yorker In this short, spellbinding book, international bestselling author Ken Follett describes the emotions that gripped him when he learned about the fire that threatened to destroy one of the greatest cathedrals in the world—the Notre-Dame de Paris. Follett then tells the story of the cathedral, from its construction to the role it has played across time and history, and he reveals the influence that the Notre-Dame had upon cathedrals around the world and on the writing of one of Follett's most famous and beloved novels, The Pillars of the Earth. Ken Follett will donate his proceeds from this book to the charity La Fondation du Patrimoine.
The Great Cathedrals And Most Celebrated Churches Of The World
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Author : James Luke Meagher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Great Cathedrals And Most Celebrated Churches Of The World written by James Luke Meagher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Cathedrals categories.
The Great Cathedrals Of The World
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Author : Frederick Hovey Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
The Great Cathedrals Of The World written by Frederick Hovey Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Cathedrals categories.
Heaven On Earth
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Author : Emma J. Wells
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-09-01
Heaven On Earth written by Emma J. Wells and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with Architecture categories.
A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the golden age of ecclesiastical architecture' The Times 'Vivid, colourful and absorbing' Dan Jones 'An epic ode to some of our most beautiful and beloved buildings' Helen Carr The emergence of the Gothic in twelfth-century France, an architectural style characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, flying buttresses, large windows and elaborate tracery, triggered an explosion of cathedral-building across western Europe. It is this remarkable flowering of ecclesiastical architecture that forms the central core of Emma Wells's authoritative but accessible study of the golden age of the cathedral. Prefacing her account with the construction in the sixth century of the Hagia Sophia, the remarkable Christian cathedral of the eastern Roman empire, she goes on to chart the construction of a glittering sequence of iconic structures, including Saint-Denis, Notre-Dame, Canterbury, Chartres, Salisbury, York Minster and Florence's Duomo. More than architectural biographies, these are human stories of triumph and tragedy that take the reader from the chaotic atmosphere of the mason's yard to the cloisters of power. Together, they reveal how 1000 years of cathedral-building shaped modern Europe, and influenced art, culture and society around the world.
Cathedral
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Author : Jon Cannon
language : en
Publisher: Constable & Robinson
Release Date : 2007
Cathedral written by Jon Cannon and has been published by Constable & Robinson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture and society categories.
The English medieval cathedrals are one of the wonders of the world. But who made them, and why? This fascinating new history of England's cathedrals explores a previously unconsidered view of these extraordinary creations: as constantly-changing structures created by a rich brew of ancient rituals, beliefs, personalities and politics - a living window on to the past. Incorporating the latest historical research, Jon Cannon presents a picture of the English cathedrals as above all products of their time, not just great architectural monuments. These were buildings brought alive by the messages encoded in their sculpture - and the miraculous events that were believed to occur within them. Full of personalities, ideas, stories and novel interpretations, here are the cathedrals of England as you may never have considered them before.
Building The Great Cathedrals
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Author : François Icher
language : en
Publisher: ABRAMS
Release Date : 1998
Building The Great Cathedrals written by François Icher and has been published by ABRAMS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Architecture categories.
This volume is a study of the people who commissioned, designed, and built the great cathedrals of Europe, from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries. Historian Francois Icher has written a lively, detailed account of the process by which these masterpieces of world architecture came to be - from their commissioning by a bishop or wealthy patron, to the hiring of an architect and mastercraftsmen, to the daily labor on the construction site. Supplementing the author's highly readable narrative are many stories and anecdotes about particular cathedrals and their construction; an appendix of archival documents that furnish additional details about the construction process at various sites; and a bibliography.
The Great Cathedrals Of The World
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Author : Fred Hovey Allen
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-10-16
The Great Cathedrals Of The World written by Fred Hovey Allen and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-16 with Architecture categories.
Excerpt from The Great Cathedrals of the World: One Hundred and Thirty Full-Page Plates, Executed in Photogravure, With Explanatory and Descriptive Text Siena, West Front, 202 High Altar, Nave, 206 Composition Plate, Orvieto, West Front, 208 Notre Dame, Facade, Altar 210 East End and Side, Composition Plate, 212 Nave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The 50 Greatest Churches And Cathedrals
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Author : Sue Dobson
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2017-11-02
The 50 Greatest Churches And Cathedrals written by Sue Dobson and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with Travel categories.
Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities. Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden's reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction. Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.