Sacred architecture (Record no. 43593)
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| fixed length control field | 02523nam a2200193Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160408s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1900131706 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 720.95 |
| Item number | HUM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Humphrey, Caroline |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Sacred architecture |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Duncan Baird Pub. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1997 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 184p. |
| 440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | Living wisdom Consultant by Piers, Vitebsky |
| 9 (RLIN) | 46783 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents<br/>Introduction 8<br/>Architecture and theCosmos 10<br/>Models of the cosmos 12<br/>Celestial alignments 14<br/>Site 1: Chichen Itza,<br/>Mexico 16<br/>The cosmic pillar 18<br/>Temples as mountains 22<br/>Site 2: Borobudur, Java 24<br/>Dwellings of the gods 26<br/>Choosing a site 28<br/>The mythical dimension 32<br/>Site 3: Mayan ball courts, Central America 34<br/>Body, plan and<br/>proportion 36<br/>Sacred and Social<br/>Dimensions 38<br/>The sacred home 40<br/>The sacred meeting-place 42<br/>Priests and officiants 46<br/>Teaching the faith 48<br/>Stained glass 50<br/>Space and gender 52<br/>Architecture and power 54<br/>Retreat and isolation 58<br/>Ritual and Ceremony 60<br/>Consecration and<br/>purification 62 <br/>Sacrifice and offerings 64<br/>Praying, preaching and dancing 68<br/>Sound in space 74<br/>Procession and<br/>pilgrimage 76<br/>Site 4: The Kaaba,<br/>Mecca 80<br/>Types and Traditions 82<br/>Megalithic monuments 84<br/>Site 5: Avebury and<br/>Silbury Hill, England 86<br/>Egyptian temples 88<br/>Site 6: The temple of<br/>Amun at Karnak 90<br/>Shinto shrines and temples 92<br/>Site 7: The Ise Grand<br/>Shrine, Japan 94<br/>Mosques 96<br/>Site 8: Isfahan, Iran 98<br/>Hindu temples 100<br/>Site 9: Madurai, India 102<br/>Buddhist temples 104<br/>Site 10: Wat Aran,<br/>Bangkok 106<br/>Synagogues and the<br/>Temple of Solomon 108<br/>Site 11: Beth Sholom, Pennsylvania 110<br/>Mesoamerican temples 112<br/>Site 12: Teotihuacan,<br/>Mexico 114<br/>Greek temples 116<br/>Silt 13: The Parthenon.<br/>Athens 118<br/>Roman temples 120<br/>Site 14: The Pantheon,<br/>Rome 122<br/>Churches 124<br/>Site 15: St Peter’s, Rome 126<br/>Boundaries, Thresholds and the Centre 128<br/>Inner and outer realms 130<br/>Gateways, thresholds and openings 132<br/>Pathways 134<br/>Courtyards 136<br/>Labyrinths and spirals 138<br/>The centre 140<br/>Site 16: Delphi, Greece 142<br/>The Architecture other afterlife 144<br/>The needs of the dead 146<br/>Tombs 148<br/>Site 17: Toraja rock-cut<br/>tombs, Indonesia 152<br/>Public memorials 154<br/>Defying time: the afterlife of monuments 156<br/>Documentary Reference 160<br/>Techniques of building 161<br/>Glossary 170<br/>Further reading 172<br/>Index 175<br/>Picture credits 183 <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 46780 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vitebsky, Piers |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | UK |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | Gratis from Dr. Bharat Dave |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 11/04/2016 | Dr. Bharat Dave | 0.00 | 12 | 5 | 720.95 HUM | 015307 | 08/10/2024 | 12/09/2024 | 0.00 | 11/04/2016 | Book |