Author : S. Collins
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137295058
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space by : S. Collins
Download or read book The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Space written by S. Collins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian renaissance, Collins explores how ninth-century authors articulated the relationship of form to function and ideal to reality in the ecclesiastical architecture of the Carolingian empire.