How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1587680300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book was inspired by their enthusiastic reactions. He has lectured on Christian symbolism to people of many faiths and those of none. . Richard Taylor studied English at Cambridge University and Law at London University, and now lives and works as a lawyer in Sheffield, England
About the Author Richard Taylor studied English at Cambridge University and Law at London University, and now lives and works as a lawyer in Sheffield, England. . He has lectured on Christian symbolism to people of many faiths and those of none. This book was inspired by their enthusiastic reactions
Original.. Explores the principal features of a church or cathedral and what each represents, such as the significance of church layout, the importance of such details as the use of colors or letters, the identity of people and scenes, and the symbolism of animals and plants
Terrific resource Taylor's book is a terrific resource explaining a much misunderstood subject. Churches are indeed designed to be 'read'; to be, in the words of another reviewer, "a feast for the senses." Taylor explains that classical church architecture reflects the understanding that a church is a ship (the word 'nave,' referring to the interior of a church, is from the Latin 'navis' for ship) sailing the faithful to a New Jerusalem, led by their 'captain' priest. Rich eucharistic symbols like the pelican, a bird which feeds its young with its blood, are explained in detail. Were more people to absorb the lessons of this book, we p. A. McCarthy said How to read a church. A very useful book for teaching purposes and giving an understanding of many church items. Church reader This book gave great insight of why something was where it was in a church. I espcially enjoyed that it was easy to look things up, such as baptismal font, what the difference between an altar and a pulpit was. Very reader friendly.