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1 online resource (192 pages) : chiefly color illustrations |
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Admiration and awe / by Keith F. Davis -- Classical, Byzantine, Islamic, Romanesque, and Gothic architecture -- The Renaissance -- The Baroque in Southern and Western Europe -- The Baroque and Rococo in Central and Eastern Europe -- The nineteenth century -- The dome in European architecture / by Victoria Hammond |
| Summary |
There's an ethereal magic to standing beneath a dome, neck craned, looking up at a vision of the heavens created by some long ago figure of genius. From the Pantheon to the Hagia Sophia, the power of the dome seems transcendent. Photographer David Stephenson's magnificently kaleidoscopic images of dome interiors capture this evanescent drama, and make ""Visions of Heaven"" one of the most spectacularly beautiful books we've ever produced. Traveling from Italy to Spain, Turkey, England, Germany, and Russia, among other countries, and photographing churches, palaces, mosques, and synagogues from |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 192) |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Stephenson, David, 1955-
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| SUBJECT |
Stephenson, David, 1955- fast |
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Architectural photography -- Europe
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Domes -- Europe -- Pictorial works
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Photography of interiors -- Europe
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PHOTOGRAPHY -- Subjects & Themes -- Architectural & Industrial.
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Architectural photography -- Europe.
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Domes -- Europe.
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Photography of interiors -- Europe.
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Architectural photography
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Domes
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Photography of interiors
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Hammond, Victoria.
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Davi, Keith F.
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| LC no. |
2005009068 |
| ISBN |
1568985495 |
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9781568985497 |
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9781568986456 |
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1568986459 |
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