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Chartres : sacred geometry, sacred space. / Gordon Strachan ; with architectural drawings by Oliver Perceval
Publication details: Edinburgh : Floris, 2003Description: 111 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0863153917
- Cathédrale de Chartres -- History
- Cathedrals -- France -- Chartres
- Architecture, Gothic
- Art, European -- Islamic influences
- Sacred space in art
- Geometry in architecture -- France -- Chartres
- Sufism -- Relations -- Christianity
- Christianity and other religions -- Sufism
- Symbolism in architecture -- France -- Chartres
Contents:
Summary: Chartres Cathedral continues to attract thousands of pilgrims after over seven hundred years. Gordon Strachan, author of Jesus the Master Builder, believes it is because of a unique combination of the earth energies of the ancient site, the marriage of Christian and Islamic architecture, mysticism and the skills of medieval geometers and craftsmen. This synthesis has resulted in the creation of a sacred space which still has the power to affect us and help us tune into our divine potential. This is an inspiring and informative book for anyone interested in religious architecture.
Introduction: The Sacred Site at Chartres -- The Islamic Origin of the Pointed Arch -- Sacred Geometry and Abbot Suger -- St Bernard and the Early Gothic Plan -- Of Cubes and Ka'aba -- The Plan of Chartres -- Dionysius the Areopagite and the Unknown God -- St Denis, Chartres and the Darkness of God.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | NA 5551 .C5 S88 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:01 - Books | Available | 653626 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: The Sacred Site at Chartres -- The Islamic Origin of the Pointed Arch -- Sacred Geometry and Abbot Suger -- St Bernard and the Early Gothic Plan -- Of Cubes and Ka'aba -- The Plan of Chartres -- Dionysius the Areopagite and the Unknown God -- St Denis, Chartres and the Darkness of God.
Chartres Cathedral continues to attract thousands of pilgrims after over seven hundred years. Gordon Strachan, author of Jesus the Master Builder, believes it is because of a unique combination of the earth energies of the ancient site, the marriage of Christian and Islamic architecture, mysticism and the skills of medieval geometers and craftsmen. This synthesis has resulted in the creation of a sacred space which still has the power to affect us and help us tune into our divine potential. This is an inspiring and informative book for anyone interested in religious architecture.
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