The Foundations of Christian Art: IllustratedWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2006 - 114 páginas Titus Burckhardt was a renowned expert on the art of traditional worlds. This book takes the reader through the history of Christian art, focusing especially upon architecture, iconography, and illumination. |
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... nature , Burckhardt has revealed insight after insight into Christian symbolism and craft practice . Also , due to his turning to Sufism in the most committed and faithful manner , he revealed equally esoteric symbolic and hidden ...
... nature , Burckhardt has revealed insight after insight into Christian symbolism and craft practice . Also , due to his turning to Sufism in the most committed and faithful manner , he revealed equally esoteric symbolic and hidden ...
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... nature - so as to restore to it its original beauty . In Christianity the divine image par excellence is the human form of the Christ ; thus it comes about that Christian art has but one purpose : the transfigura- tion of man , and of ...
... nature - so as to restore to it its original beauty . In Christianity the divine image par excellence is the human form of the Christ ; thus it comes about that Christian art has but one purpose : the transfigura- tion of man , and of ...
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... nature which can so easily be the setting of the contemplative life : I have a bothy in the wood none knows it save the Lord , my God ; one wall an ash , the other hazel , and a great fern makes the door . The doorposts are made of ...
... nature which can so easily be the setting of the contemplative life : I have a bothy in the wood none knows it save the Lord , my God ; one wall an ash , the other hazel , and a great fern makes the door . The doorposts are made of ...
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The Foundations of Christian Art | 37 |
The Decadence and the Renewal of Christian Art | 91 |
List of Illustrations | 111 |
Términos y frases comunes
12th century according to St altar Ambrosian Iliad ancient angels Apocalypse archetype architecture Aristotle artistic aspect Baroque art Beatus of 975 Beatus of Liébana beauty Boethius book illumination Book of Durrow Book of Kells Byzantine celestial Chartres Cathedral Christ Christian art Church circle Codex color corresponds cosmic cosmos cross culture decorated Divine doctrine essence essentially eternal expression folio forma Frithjof Schuon Gall genius geometrical Gerona Gospel book Gothic art hand Heaven Heavenly Jerusalem Hindu Holy human icon illuminated manuscripts Incarnation Islamic Library light Lindisfarne Gospels liturgy manifested material means medieval Michael Oren Middle Ages miniature models modern monastery monogram nature ornament painting perspective portal prototype psychic religious Renaissance represents revealed Romanesque Rome Royal Door sacred art sacred image sculpture sense solar soul Spain spiritual stone style symbolism temple timeless tion Titus Burckhardt traditional art transcendent truth tympanum unity Virgin and Child Word World Wisdom