Main entry:

Mann, A. T., 1943-

Title & Author:

Sacred architecture / A.T. Mann.

Publication:

Shaftesbury, Dorset [England] ; Rockport, Mass. : Element, 1993.

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.

Series:

The Sacred arts

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.
Introduction -- The sacred and the symbolic -- Early cosmologies and the cosmic cube -- Temples in the world -- The domain of the sacred -- Feng shui -- Earth magic -- Architectural mandalas -- Egyptian sacred architecture -- Islamic architecture -- The great cathedrals and astronomical abbeys -- The memory theatre -- Humanism and the disenchantment of modernism -- References -- Glossary -- Bibliography.

Summary:

"Sacred Architecture is a re-discovery of our collective heritage, showing us how to understand the symbols of change provided by the buildings and monuments of our ancestors. The language of the sacred can be seen in buildings as diverse as the Parthenon, Hopi initiation lodges, Stonehenge, Temple at Luxor, the cathedrals and the Palladian memory theatre, in which astronomical, mythical geometric and structural patterns have been incorporated. From the early astrological and mythical influences which determined the location, form and function of early monuments, the book travels through history up to the present time, showing how the reflection of the images of earth and heaven in architecture has all but disappeared."--BOOK COVER.

ISBN:

1852303913
9781852303914

Subject:

Architecture and religion.
Architecture and cosmology.
Architecture et religion.
Architecture et cosmologie.
Sakralbau
Religious buildings Architecture

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Added entries:

Sacred arts.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 89642
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:93-B2596
Status: Available