MONASTERIES: Places Of Spirituality And Seclusion Worldwide

Edité par Bath UK etc ~. 2011. Parragon Publishing

ISBN 13 : 4285978144598

  • Éd. originale
  • Livre relié
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 4
Partenaire historique

Vendeur : Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Etats-UnisChris Fessler, Bookseller

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 17 mars 1998

Livre relié

Etat: Occasion - Comme neuf

EUR 27,58

EUR 5,31 expédition 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

glossy full color photo illustrated (cover of book and cover of dustwrapper are identical in appearance) hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 9"x11"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective brodart book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. as new. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing. (Pu2001 & nap). tutone illustrated endpapers. glossy full color photo frontis. 207p. + copyright pg. glossy pages throughout. every page illustrated in full color. many full page plates. appendix. [glossary of monastery architecture. monasteries included in UNESCO world heritage list. bibliograpy. index]. religion. ancient history. medieval history. asian history. history of architecture. art history. art books. ~ MONASTERIES embarks on a journey through time to the oldest and most beautiful Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic monasteries in the world. It transports you to St. Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai, Mor Gabriel Monastery in southern Turkey, and the monastery of St. Anthony in the Egyptian desert. It takes in the cradle of western monasticism at Monte Cassino, Italy, the Hiberno~Scottish monasteries, and the Frankish Imperial abbeys of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Fulda and Reichenau in Germany. It takes you to the monastery of St. Francis at Assisi ,Italy, to Citeaux and Clairvaux in France, and to the other principal Cistercian monasteries. It explores magnificent Baroque abbeys with their breathtaking libraries, as well as impressive monastic buildings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book also examines the great Orthodox monastic tradition~including the monastery of St. John on Patmos, the monastic republic of Mount Athos, and the monasteries of Metéora~as well as monastery buildings in Bulgaria, Russia, and Serbia, and village~like monastic complexes in Romania and Ukraine. It also introduces the monastic traditions of other religions through outstanding examples of their architecture: the Hindu monasteries on Majuli Island, the ashrams of Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo Ghose, the Buddhist monastery temples of Bodh Gaya and Shaolin, the monasteries of Tibet, the temples of Angkor Wat, the ribats of Islam, and the monasteries of the Sufi mystics. The different styles and epochs of monastic architecture are brought to life througt a wealth of photographs, drawings, and ground plans, while a series of special thematic panels highlights how monasteries have been places of both faith and learning.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 6112602

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
MONASTERIES: Places Of Spirituality And Seclusion Worldwide
Auteur
Hattstein, Markus
Éditeur
Bath UK etc ~. 2011. Parragon Publishing
État de l'article
Comme neuf
Jaquette
Comme neuf
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Édition
Edition originale, Édition illustrée
Impression
1er tirage
Catalogues du vendeur
history of architecture, religion, world medieval history

Chris Fessler, Bookseller

Howell, MI, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 17 mars 1998

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article5 à 14 jours ouvrés3 à 6 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 5,31EUR 12,50
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Mandat
  • Paypal

Description de la boutique

Internet / Mail Order Only.

Spécialité

oriental history, philosophy & religion, world religions. the ancient world, prehistoric and primitive art, occultism. theosophy. history of science., ancient religion, ancient history, ancient philosophy, travel.exploration.world history, cookbooks, international cuisine, ethnic cuisine, astrolatry, archaeoastronomy, astroarchaeology, medieval histor, espionage. secret societies. conspiracy theor

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Chris Fessler, Bookseller

MI, Etats-Unis