The Architectural History of the Christian Church (Classic Reprint)
The Architectural History of the Christian Church (Classic Reprint)

Author: Arthur George Hill

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-10

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780282883911

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Excerpt from The Architectural History of the Christian Church For the purely English branch Of this subject he should refer to the many excellent glossaries Of architecture, and to ancient and modern ecclesiastical histories. Nevertheless, works dealing with the general development of Christian archi tecture are few, and the subject should engage the attention of competent investi gators. 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.

Origin of Christian Church Art
Origin of Christian Church Art

Author: Josef Strzygowski

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-02

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780260156600

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Excerpt from Origin of Christian Church Art: New Facts and Principles of Research The translators have not found it easy to produce a satis factory rendering of Ursprung der Chrz'stlz'chen Kirchenkunst. The style of the original does not lend itself readily to an English version, and it has been almost impossible to find concise equiva lents for some of the terms employed. A few short passages of purely ephemeral reference have been omitted; otherwise the book remains substantially as it was written. The proofs have passed through the author's hands. 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.

From Schola to Cathedral
From Schola to Cathedral

Author: Gerard Baldwin Brown

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780365338420

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Excerpt from From Schola to Cathedral: A Study of Early Christian Architecture, and Its Relation to the Life of the Church The history of Christian architecture can be traced in existing monuments as far back as the fourth century. We find it then already represented by imposing buildings, with a distinct plan and an elaborate system of decoration, presupposing a period of tentative efforts. The record of these efforts lies however beneath the surface. The monu mental evidence oi them is but slight, and it is only by a search into literary records that we can discern their form and character. 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.

Church Building
Church Building

Author: Ralph Adams Cram

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-15

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781528446501

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Excerpt from Church Building: A Study of the Principles of Architecture in Their Relation The fact that a new printing of this volume is necessary would be evidence in a way that interest has not flagged during the last decade, either in churches or their construction, if evi dence were needed. Nothing of the kind is necessary, how ever, for the fact is patent to every one that concrete religion means more in the world to-day than it has meant for many generations, and that the interest in church building has ex tended far beyond the architectural profession and has now come to include, in a very special and unusual way, clergy and laity alike. Nor is this interest either technical or archaeologi cal: it is not even wholly aesthetic; it is rather a showing forth of a deeper consciousness of the eternal and indispensable na ture of the Christian religion itself, of the part it must play in the building up of a new civilization, and of the fact that if it is to do this, it must be, in a measure at least, through the agency of a sane and beautiful art. 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.

An Essay on the History of English Church Architecture Prior to the Separation of England from the Roman Obedience (Classic Reprint)
An Essay on the History of English Church Architecture Prior to the Separation of England from the Roman Obedience (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Gilbert Scott

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-23

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9780331794632

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Excerpt from An Essay on the History of English Church Architecture Prior to the Separation of England From the Roman Obedience It is no matter of accident that churches were built in a certain form and in a certain style at a certain date. It is possible to give a reason for this, in every case, and to trace back the cause of any particular fashion of church building, step by step, to the origin of christian art, which is one with the origin of the christian Church. 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.

History of Early Christian Art (Classic Reprint)
History of Early Christian Art (Classic Reprint)

Author: Edward Lewes Cutts

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780267816682

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Excerpt from History of Early Christian Art The special object of this book is to make more widely known the results which the study of the remains of Early Christian Art has attained in throwing light upon the early history of the Church. 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 True Principles of Pointed Or Christian Architecture
The True Principles of Pointed Or Christian Architecture

Author: A. Welby Pugin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780265731390

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Excerpt from The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture: Set Forth in Two Lectures Delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott One of the greatest defects of St. Paul's, London, is its fictitious dome. The dome that is seen is not the dome of the church, but a mere construction for effect. At St. Peter's the dome is the actual covering of the building, and is therefore constructed in that respect on the true principle but, as will be perceived by the annexed section, the upper part of St. Paul's is mere imposing show, constructed at a vast expense without any legitimate reason. 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 Architectural History of Glastonbury Abbey (Classic Reprint)
The Architectural History of Glastonbury Abbey (Classic Reprint)

Author: Robert Willis

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-08-29

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9781391656977

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Excerpt from The Architectural History of Glastonbury Abbey The Abbey of Glastonbury is one of those to which a peculiar interest has been always attached. The boldness of its legendary history, which claims for its site the privileges of being that on which the first Christian church was erected in our island, and the burial-place of King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathea also the peculiar architectural character and beauty of the chapel which now bears the name of St Joseph, its singular plan and position; and lastly, the picturesque remains of the great church itself, little inferior to the chapel in beauty, and of the celebrated kitchen and barn -these furnish sufficient grounds for the interest which has been maintained up to our own time, and has made this place the theme of so many writers, ancient and modern, that the subject might appear to have been exhausted in all directions. Yet it must have been perceived by the readers of these Writers, that the interpretation of the documentary evidence, with reference to its application to the build ings, is still enveloped in indecision and conjecture. 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.