Discovering Church Architecture

A Glossary of Terms

Mark Child

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Shire Publications
20 May 2012

Architecture; Religious buildings

Series: Shire Discovering

In most towns and villages the parish church is the oldest and most interesting building. No two churches are quite alike; each one is a unique work of art, worth visiting for its beauty and character and its fittings as well as for the special atmosphere of peace and holiness that that all churches seem to possess. More people than ever are visiting churches, but they are often baffled by the architectural and technical terms that abound in guidebooks. Where should one look for the reredos or the lucarnes? What is an arcade and why might it be described as Tuscan? What is the purpose of a hagioscope, a rood loft, or a mass dial? What is the difference between a mullion and a transom? This book helps to break down the mystique that surrounds ecclesiastical architecture. It is a dictionary explaining in simple language over 600 terms likely to be encountered on a visit to a church and is illustrated with more than 300 drawings. Used in conjunction with the guidebook it will enable you to see a church through new eyes, to understand where before you would only have looked.

By: Mark Child
Imprint: Shire Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New impression
Volume: 214
Dimensions: Height: 177mm, Width: 113mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 94g
ISBN: 9780852633281
ISBN 10: 0852633289
Series: Shire Discovering
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 20 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Child is a researcher, writer and former reference librarian who has worked as a freelance journalist and gardening writer and has edited a number of periodicals, including one on ancient history. As a consultant, or in a research capacity, he has worked on a number of authoritative books. He is a bestselling author and has written books on church and secular architecture, boats and boating history, folklore, myths and legends. For Shire he has also written ‘Discovering Churches and Churchyards’.

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Discovering Church Architecture

A Glossary of Terms

Mark Child

$13.95

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