The Lion Companion to Church Architecture

Lion Hudson, 2009-10-01. Hardcover. New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. 288 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Clean, unmarked pages. David Stancliffe draws on his expertise in the fields of church architecture, liturgy and worship and on his extensive travels to churches around the world to bring a unique perspective to this fascinating subject. Richly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, plans and line drawings. Contents: Sacred space : where heaven and earth touch --The throne room of God : from the peace of the church --Beacons of light : the competing lure of the monastery and the imperial court in the Dark Ages --Romanesque : the language of Kings : earthed presence, richly decorated --The Gothic vision : seizing space : pointing us to the God beyond our sight --Late Gothic : toppling splendour, hanging from heaven --The Renaissance and the Catholic revival : from classicism to Baroque--in touch with God in our midst --The Reformation and the invention of printing : radical reform on the continent and evolutionary development in England --The Gothic revival : the romance of the romantic and the revival of the church --Liturgical reform in the twentieth century : the search for a genuine, 'modern' church architecture. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.