Cargando…

From Synagogue to Church : the traditional design : its beginning, its definition, its end /

The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in number...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilkinson, John, 1929-2018
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Colección:Routledge Jewish studies series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and Temple with a wealth of numbers. Proportions based on these numbers were used to design synagogues. Only a few Jewish documents survive, but they reveal a symbolism, which Christians sometimes repe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (305 pages)
ISBN:9781317832430
1317832434
130657580X
9781306575805