How to Read Churches (McNamara - pbk)

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Author: Denis R. McNamara ISBN: 9780847835980 Binding: paperback Section: Art This handy, easy-to-carry book provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the arch itecture of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to the bestselling 'How to Read...' series, How to Read Churches is a practical guide, showing readers how to search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function and spiritual symbolism of a church building. The perfect companion to How to Read Buildings. Show more