How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiatical Architecture

Synopsis

This handy, easy-to-carry book will provide the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of the church. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers will be taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to our How to Read series, this book is a practical guide for showing readers how they can search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function and spiritual symbolism of a church building. A perfect companion to How to Read Buildings.