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The secret language of churches & cathedrals. Decoding the sacred symbolism of Christianity's holy buildings
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This carefully researched guide takes the reader into some of the world's most famous churches, decoding messages that are hidden in plain sight-in stained-glass windows, statuary, patterned flooring, ornamentation, and even the buildings' architectural design: Why do fierce beasts and grotesque faces peer from the walls? Who chose to depict one particular saint and not another? What's the significance of an eagle? A dragon? A pelican? No one who reads this book will ever again experience a visit to a cathedral in quite the same way.
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The secret language of churches & cathedrals. Decoding the sacred symbolism of Christianity's holy buildings, Richard Stemp
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- 2010
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Stemp
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 230
- ISBN10
- 1844839222
- ISBN13
- 9781844839223
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- This carefully researched guide takes the reader into some of the world's most famous churches, decoding messages that are hidden in plain sight-in stained-glass windows, statuary, patterned flooring, ornamentation, and even the buildings' architectural design: Why do fierce beasts and grotesque faces peer from the walls? Who chose to depict one particular saint and not another? What's the significance of an eagle? A dragon? A pelican? No one who reads this book will ever again experience a visit to a cathedral in quite the same way.