Augustus Welby Pugin, designer of the British Houses of Parliament; the Victorian quest for a liturgical architecture.0773457690 Augustus Welby Pugin, designer of the British Houses of Parliament Houses of Parliament: see Westminster Palace. ; the Victorian quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a liturgical architecture Liturgical architecture refers to religious structures, forms, spaces and orders. Liturgical architecture can enhance ones religious experience through ritual procession, circumambulation, and the narration of religious stories through the form and ornamentation of a building. . Powell, Christabel. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2006 397 pages $129.95 Hardcover NA997 Pugin greatly admired the work of Savonarola, perhaps because the famous Inquisitor INQUISITOR. A designation of sheriffs, coroners, super visum corporis, and the like, who have power to inquire into certain matters. 2. The name, of an officer, among ecclesiastics, who is authorized to inquire into heresies, and the like, and to punish them. sought out and corrected the encroachment of wrongful thoughts within faith while Pugin felt a compulsion to do the same for architecture. Pugin longed for the day when Anglicanism would return to the Roman Church, and his architectural work and writings reflected his increasing desire for orthodoxy and the powerful and beautiful place of worship Noun 1. place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer house of God, house of prayer, house of worship bethel - a house of worship (especially one for sailors) . Powell (research fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford) casts her architect's eye upon the stones Pugin thereby had assembled and his literary works designed to re-establish architecture as an act of liturgy, a place created by man to reflect God's revelation. She closely analyzes Pugin's treatises and books, explaining how they fit within his life and his thought, shows how his themes grew and developed and how they were received by his peers, and offers an impressive bibliography. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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