SPLENDORS OF CHRISTENDOM, Great Art and Architecture in European Churches

Switzerland: Edita Lausanne, 1964. (SWITZ) 2nd printing, 1964. No markings, there are small spots of tape residue to the inside covers where the dustjacket corners were taped, otherwise Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a couple of minor edge tears and a bit of rubbing to edges of black dust jacket. Cloth, 267pp, beutifully reproduced colour titpped-in photos showing church art, mosaics, reliefs, sculpture, stain glass, church furnishings, and the buildings themselves. Commentary by Henri Payre , the French-born American scholar, with the text in English. This is a handsomely procused book starting with the Byzantine churches of Santa Sophia in Istanbul, San Vitale, Sant'Apollinaire in Classe, and St. Mark's in Venice. The Romanesque churches are represented by St Magdalen in Vezelay, St Lazarus in Autun, San Zeno in Verona, and the Church of St. Savin in St. Savin sur Gartemps. There are three Gothic churches: Biurges, Ulm and Wells. St Peter's in Rome and the Church of Our Lady at Zwiefalten are the Baroque churches. There are two "modern" churches: at Plateu d"assy and at Coventry. The photo are striking and cover mosaics, stained glass, relief works, religious sculpture, church furnishings, aas well as the buildings themselves. The chapter on St Mark's in Venice is especially rich. The chapter on St Peter's is devoted to Bernini. Floor palns are given for each of the churches. A very heavy book. (9.0 JM LVR 200/b6. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.