The secret language of churches & cathedrals. Decoding the sacred symbolism of Christianity's holy buildings

Autori

• Richard Stemp

Parametri

• 230 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Esoterismo e religione

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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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2010

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