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Autore |
Hiscock Nigel <1940-, > |
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The symbol at your door : number and geometry in religious architecture of the Greek and Latin Middle Ages / / Nigel Hiscock |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-351-88135-3 |
1-315-23687-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ( 442 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Symbolism in architecture |
Geometry in architecture |
Religious architecture |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue -- 1. The sphere and the cube -- 2. Temple and body -- 3. Ad triangulum -- 4. Ad quadratum -- 5. The architectural geometry of the pentagon -- 6. 'The whole frame of the universe' -- Epilogue. |
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