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Heavenly Vaults: From Romanesque to Gothic in European Architecture by David Stephenson Publisher Comments The Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages are among the world's greatest architectural achievements. Looking up at the soaring vaulted ceiling of a Gothic church, it is impossible not to marvel at the seemingly unending design variations of these... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover 
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Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral by Philip Ball Publisher Comments Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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A Walk Through the Cloisters: Revised Edition (Metropolitan Museum of Art) by Bonnie Young Synopsis An illustrated tour of The Cloisters, presenting hidden treasures and details of the collection that might be missed by the casual visitor.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa by Nicholas Shrady Publisher Comments In Tilt, author Nicholas Shrady reveals how the campanile, or bell tower, in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli became the iconic Tower of Pisa. Even standing straight and true, the tower's marble and lime facade would be instantly recognizable the world over... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cathedrals of the World by Graziella Leyla Ciaga Publisher Comments A useful resource for architecture students, travelers, and anyone interested in our religious heritage, this volume documents the world's most important cathedrals from their early Christian, Romanesque, and Gothic origins through their evolution during... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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San Xavier: The Spirit Endures by Kathleen Walker Publisher Comments Celebrate the life, legend, and lore of Arizona's Mission San Xavier del Bac, also known as "The White Dove of the Desert." This book chronicles the history of the famous landmark, from its founding in 1700 by Jesuit missionary Father Eusebio Francisco... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gothic Cathedral (90 Edition) by Christopher Wilson Synopsis Looks at the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, follows the creative processes of architects, and discusses chronology, structural techniques, and stylistic developments.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Gothic Enterprise: Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathe by Robert A. Scott Publisher Comments The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Evoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build them. This engrossing book... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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English Parish Churches: 214 Photographs by Edwin Smith; Introductory Texts by Graham Hutton; Notes on the Plates by Olive (World of Art) by Graham Hutton Publisher Comments From the Saxon simplicity of the little church of St Lawrence at Bradford-on-Avon to the late Victorian splendour of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, London, Edwin Smith's photographs of parish churches epitomize English history and the English way of life.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Places of Worship by Phaidon Synopsis St Paul's Cathedral is an iconic British building combining Renaissance and Baroque elements. Vaughan Hart examines Wren's extraordinary exterior, brilliantly constructed dome and radiant interior. The Church of the Sacred Heart by Joze Plecnik -- a key... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.70 Used - Hardcover
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Cloisters of Europe: Gardens of Prayer by Daniel Faure Publisher Comments If the church is said to be the soul of an abbey, the cloister is surely its heart. The cloister, a space secluded?as its Latin derivation suggests?within four galleries is at once a place of peace and a ceaseless crossroads. As the hub of all activity... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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A Sence of Mission: Historic Churches of the Southwest by David Wakely Publisher Comments From the haunting ruins of San Jose de los Jemez to the perfectly preserved San Jose de Gracia, the early churches of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Southern California are eloquent testimony to the creative and religious lives of the Spanish... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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House of Worship: Sacred Spaces in America by Dominique Browning Publisher Comments Places of worship can inspire, evoke humility, bring together communities, or provide solace. In a richly illustrated volume of photographs featuring sacred spaces across America, House of Worship illustrates how through design a physical space becomes... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $32.00 Used - Hardcover
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Historic Churches of Mississippi by Sherry Pace Publisher Comments Historic Churches of Mississippi is Sherry Pace's photographic tribute to religious architecture in Mississippi. In her new book she showcases 133 of the state's most notable historic churches and synagogues dating from the 1820s through the 1920s. Close-... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Vatican by Paul Letarouilly Publisher Comments French architect Paul Letarouilly (1795-1855), author of the masterpiece Edifices de Rome Moderne, was unequaled in his observational ability and impeccable drawing skills. He devoted many years of his life living in austerity and refusing paying... (read more) List Price $125.00 Your price: $80.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Cathedrals of England by Alec Clifton Taylor Synopsis More than two hundred photographs and text trace the development of cathedral design from its Norman beginnings through the flowering of Gothic to the new Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool.... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Churches of Ethiopia: The Monastery of Narga Sellase by Mario Di Salvo Publisher Comments "Churches of Ethiopia" <BR>Narga Sellase's monastery sits on a tiny islet in the middle of Lake Tana, the great body of water in the centre of the Ethiopian plateau near to the imperial city of Gondar. Founded in 1748, Narga Sellase is one of the... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover
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Stillness & Light: The Silent Eloquence of Shaker Architecture by Henry Plummer Synopsis Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $31.95 Used - Hardcover
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Historic New Mexico Churches by Annie Lux Publisher Comments Churches have played a major role in New Mexico's culture and history since the earliest days of its colonization. Lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs by Daniel Nadelbach, Historic New Mexico Churches tells the story of New Mexico through... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's by Rita Scotti Publisher Comments Out of the clash of genius and the caprice of popes came the most glorious monument of the Renaissance It was the splendorand the scandalof the age. In 1506, the ferociously ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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