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This book delves into the life and work of architect William Richard Lethaby (1857 - 1931) and his relationship with the occult and alchemy, in particular.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Part I: Lethaby, Occultism and Symbolism: A Twenty-first-century Perspective 1. The Occult in Lethaby's Time 2. Symbolic Theory and the Occult
Part II: Elements of the Occult in Lethaby's work 3. Alchemical Imagery: Exoteric and Esoteric Emblems Found in Lethaby's Work 4. Occult Magical Symbolism in
A Beryl Shrine (1888) 5. Spaces of Transmutation: Lethaby's Architecture and Comparisons with J. L. M. Lauweriks
Part III: The Occult and Lethaby's Legacy 6. Contemporaries Influenced by Lethaby
and Architecture, Mysticism and Myth 7. The Early Twentieth Century and Beyond: The Influence of Lethaby, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and Occult Concepts Conclusion
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Amandeep Kaur Mann is an architectural historian whose research focuses on the relationship between nineteenth-and twentieth-century architects and occultism. Amandeep holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Nottingham.
Zusammenfassung
This book delves into the life and work of architect William Richard Lethaby (1857 – 1931) and his relationship with the occult and alchemy, in particular.
