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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
