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

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilkinson, John, 1929-2018
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:Routledge Jewish studies series.
Subjects:
Synagogue architecture.
Church architecture.
Synagogues > Design and construction.
Church buildings > Design and construction.
Religious facilities > Design and construction.
Synagogue architecture > Design and construction.
Architecture synagogale.
Architecture chrétienne.
churches (buildings)
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Religious.
Church architecture
Church buildings > Design and construction
Synagogue architecture
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; The Documents; List of Illustrations; 1 The Shape of the Question; 2 The Philosophy; 3 God-Given Buildings; 4 Synagogues and their Liturgy; 5 Heaven and Earth; 6 Synagogue Proportions; 7 The Mosaic Floors of Synagogues; 8 Christian Dedication Services; 9 The First Part of the Eucharist; 10 The Second Part of the Eucharist; 11 The End of the Tradition; Documents; Appendices; Chronological List of Sources; Bibliography and Abbreviations; Synagogue Sample Plans; Church Sample Plans; Index.

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