Abecedaire Ou Rudiment d'Archeologie (Ed.1869-1870) (Arts)
by Arcisse De Caumont
Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland (1901), The - Volume 2
by Robert William Billings
Volume 2 includes plates and descriptions for Dalpersie house, Aberdeen, Dirleton Castle, Haddington, Doune Castle, Perth, Drochill Castle, Peebles, Dryburgh Abbey, Roxburgh, Dunblane Cathedral, Perth, Dundee, Forfar, Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Dunkeld Cathedral, Perth, Dysart, Fife, Edinburgh, St. Giles' athedral, Trinity College Church, St. Margaret's Well at Restalrig, Edzell Castle, Forfar, Elcho Castle, Perth, Elgin, Elgin Cathedral, Falkland Palace, Fife, Foulis Easter Church, Forfar,...
Des couvents en heritage / Religious Houses: A Legacy
by Luc Noppen and Thomas Coomans
A l'heure de la desaffection des traditions religieuses historiques, les couvents, les monasteres et les abbayes qui emaillent les paysages de nos villes et de nos campagnes sont menaces de desherence?: les communautes qui les ont batis, habites et qui en ont assure la survie n'ont plus les moyens d'assumer leur charge patrimoniale. En meme temps que s'impose l'affection citoyenne pour ces vastes ensembles et leurs jardins, ceux-ci sont de plus en plus convoites a des fins de developpement. Que...
The Making of the Mosque (Islamic History and Thought, #15)
by Essam Ayyad
The fact that many features are standard to the oldest surviving mosques suggests that a canonical type, mostly a courtyard surrounded by four porticoes, did exist early in Islamic history. While the structure built by the Prophet in Madina, soon after the Hijra in 622 AD, is believed by many to have later provided the prototype of the mosque, the dominant theory that it was only a private residence casts doubt on that belief. The current study provides fresh evidence, based on the Qur'an, hadi...
English Church Architecture Through the Ages
by Leonora Ison and Walter Ison
Stained Glass at the Church of St Peter, Lampeter
by Martin Crampin and John Hammond
Cotswold Churches
The description for this book, The Chapel of Princeton University, will be forthcoming.
From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design: Its Beginning, Its Definition, Its End
by John Wilkinson
Synagogues of Europe (Architectural History Foundation Book)
by Carol Herselle Krinsky
The most comprehensive treatment of the subject in any language, "Synagogues of Europe is a unique testament of a minority which had to temper its architectural ambitions to suit political and social circumstances, as well as an account of design and function. The loss of so many structures makes it a particularly poignant record. The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the origin and nature of a synagogue. Chapters compare the synagogue to the Temple of Jerusalem and to churc...