The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture

by Peter Murray and Linda Murray

Book Overview

The Judeo-Christian tradition has had a profound impact on Western civilization and in particular on Western art. From the flying buttresses and soaring vaults of the Gothic cathedral, to Michelangelo's powerfully rendered frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, to the great bronze baptistery doors in Florence, to Marc Chagall's majestic tapestries for the Knesset in Jerusalem, biblical stories and Christian themes form an integral part in our artistic heritage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198661657
• ISBN13: 9780198661658
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully done

I think the Oxford Companion books are wonderful and this is no exception. It is easy to read without neglecting scholarship and very thorough. Everything I have looked up for my project has been there in some form or another. It is an excellent starting point resource with an excellent bibliography.