The Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity 2 Volume Hardback Set

Presents 103 thematic essays that offer a broad overlook of a host of issues relating to the history of religious architecture.

Richard A. Etlin (Edited by)

9781108471510, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 6 October 2022

1056 pages, 588 b/w illus. 70 colour illus.
31.4 x 23.5 x 6.2 cm, 4.3 kg

'… a truly comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the development of Christian religious architecture, the authors of which deal with Christian architecture in a wide variety of manners and pay proper attention to experience and meaning in addition to form.' Ine Jacobs, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

The Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity offers a wide-ranging overview of one of the most important genres of Western architecture, from its origins in the Early Christian era to the present day. Including 103 essays, specially commissioned for these two volumes and written by an international team of scholars, this publication examines a range of themes and issues, including religious building types, siting, regional traditions, ornament, and structure. It also explores how patrons and architects responded to the spiritual needs and cult practices of Christianity as they developed and evolved over the centuries. This publication is richly illustrated with 588 halftones and 70 color plates. 856 additional images, nearly all in color, are available online and are keyed into the text. The most comprehensive and up-to date reference work on this topic, The Cambridge Guide to the Architecture of Christianity will serve as a primary reference resource for scholars, practitioners, and students.

Part I. Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture Ann Marie Yasin
Part II
Part III. Renaissance and Baroque Christian Architecture John Beldon Scott
Part IV. Modern Christian Architecture Patrick J. Quinn.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2], History of architecture [AMX], Religious buildings [AMN]