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Art and architecture of the world's religions

By Leslie Ross

Book information

Publisher
Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO
Year
2009
ISBN
9780313342868, 0313342865, 9780313342882, 0313342881, 9780313342905, 0313342903, 9780313342875, 0313342873, 9780313342899, 031334289X, 9780313342912, 0313342911
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11779706 bytes)
Pages
435\435
Topic
Art
Library
usenet tech
Time added
2013-03-30 20:00:00
Искусство и искусствоведение;История искусств

Description

Beginning with the ancient worlds of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome and moving forward through time, Art and Architecture of the Worlds Religions explores the major faiths from countries and continents around the globe, helping readers better understand the creations their beliefs have inspired. After tracing the history and development of a religion, the book provides a general overview of its principal beliefs and key practices. It then offers specific examples of how works of art/architecture reflect that religions values.The focus of each chapter is on the temples, churches, and religious buildings, statues, paintings, and other works of art and architecture created by believers. Each representative work of art or architecture is examined in terms of its history, materials, symbols, colors, and patterns, as its significance is explained to the reader. With extensive illustrations, these volumes are the definitive reference work on art and architecture of the worlds religions.

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