Religious Buildings

'Compelling... fascinating' Spectator'Abounding with excellent little stories' Financial TimesThis is the story of one of the most magnificent achi...

This is an illuminating look at some of the oldest stained glass - and most famous medieval paintings - in all of England. Eighty-six near life-siz...

The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth is among the most celebrated loca sancta in the Holy Land, a sacred destination of both Eastern and We...

Bristol’s importance in mediaeval England was demonstrated when it became the first borough in England outside London to be given county status in ...

The square mile of the City of London today has 46 Faith Buildings; each a treasure-house of art and architecture and each with its own distinct ch...

In the wake of the Hundred Years' War, Northern Europe saw a reordering of financial, political, and social institutions and with it a change in ar...

This is the first full-length study of the enigmatic Early Medieval chapel near the river Clitunno in central Umbria. Judson Emerick makes the Temp...

Rainbow Like an Emerald is the most comprehensive study of Lorraine stained glass as a regional style developed in conjunction with the typical Got...

In spite of all the changes in our values and beliefs, the art of the Middle Ages still speaks to us across the centuries. Not only do the great ca...

The first part of this book is a personal account of the process of restoring the cathedral after a devastating fire in November 2001, illustrated ...

First Published in 1981 The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral traces the entire architectural history of the church from Anglo-Saxon ti...

"20 Sussex Churches" provides a concise and accessible introduction to the parish churches of Sussex reflecting the region's rich cultural history....

Intermingling architectural, cultural, and religious history, Louis Nelson reads Anglican architecture and decorative arts as documents of eighteen...

The Dome of the Rock, the beautiful Muslim shrine in the walled Old City of Jerusalem, was fully restored to its original state in the last half-ce...

This volume considers the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and 70s in order to further our understanding of t...

'Provocative, elegant, intriguing - Jenkins is a bold, imaginative writer, brilliant at challenging old assumptions and encouraging you to look at ...

Crosses, candles, choir vestments, and stained glass are common church features found in nearly all mainline denominations of American Christianity...

The story of one of Britain’s greatest buildings and its spectacular architectural evolution – reissued in a stylish hardback for the first time.As...

This study reveals the artistic and cultic multiplicity of arrangements, consisting of archaism and modernization, ahead of the crystallization of ...