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Visions of Heaven : The Dome in European Architecture by David Stephenson (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
ISBN-101568985495
ISBN-139781568985497
eBay Product ID (ePID)46443985
Product Key Features
Book TitleVisions of Heaven : the Dome in European Architecture
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTechniques / General, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, General, Regional
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Photography
AuthorDavid Stephenson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight56.1 Oz
Item Length11.7 in
Item Width11.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-009068
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal779/.4
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisThere'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 the second to the early twentieth century, Stephenson's work amounts to a veritable typology of the cupola. His images present complex geometrical structures, rich stucco decorations, and elaborate paintings as they have never been seen before. Brilliantly calibrated exposures reveal details and colors that would otherwise remain hiddenin these dimly lit spaces. Visions of Heaven shows more than 120 images, including the Roman Pantheon, the Byzantine churches of Turkey, the great domes of the Renaissance, the decorative cupolas of the Baroque and the Rococo ages, and a nineteenth-century synagogue in Hungary., 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, 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 the second to the early twentieth century, Stephenson's work amounts to a veritable typology of the cupola. His images present complex geometrical structures, rich stucco decorations, and elaborate paintings as they have never been seen before. Brilliantly calibrated exposures reveal details and colors that would otherwise remain hidden in these dimly lit spaces. Visions of Heaven shows more than 120 images, including the Roman Pantheon, the Byzantine churches of Turkey, the great domes of the Renaissance, the decorative cupolas of the Baroque and the Rococo ages, and a nineteenth-century synagogue in Hungary.
LC Classification NumberTR659.S74 2005
Text byHammond, Victoria
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