From Synagogue to Church the traditional design : its beginning, its definition, its end
The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in number...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Routledge, Taylor and Francis
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Routledge Jewish studies. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35609382*spi |
| Sumario: | The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and Temple with a wealth of numbers. Proportions based on these numbers were used to design synagogues. Only a few Jewish documents survive, but they reveal a symbolism, which Christians sometimes repe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 305 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781317832430 9781306575805 |
