Fortresses of Faith - A Pictorial History of the Fortified Saxon Churches of Romania

Fortresses of Faith celebrates the magnificent architectural legacy of the German fortress-churches or kirchenburgen of Transylvania or Seibenburgen. After a comprehensive introduction covering history, architecture, and decor, the author takes us on an enthralling photographic tour of these remarkable monuments.

Info autore

After a career as an international public relations executive, Alan Ogden turned his passion for travel and photography into photographing and writing about some of the places dearest to him. His books include Romania Revisited: On the Trail of English Travellers, 1602-1941, Revelations of Byzantium: The Monasteries and Painted Churches of Northern Moldavia, and Fortresses of Faith: A Pictorial History of the Fortified Saxon Churches of Romania, among others. He was a founder member of Pro Patrimonio, an NGO whose main mission is the conservation, rescue and reactivation of the cultural heritage of Romania, especially in architecture, and also of the Patrick Leigh Fermor Society, which published the quarterly The Philhellene. He lives in London, England.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Ogden, Ogden Alan
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.06.2021
• EAN: 9781592110827
• ISBN: 978-1-59211-082-7
• Dimensioni: 305 mm x 254 mm x 8 mm
• Peso: 640 g
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Photography & photographs, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, HISTORY / Historical Geography, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, Romania, ARCHITECTURE / History / Medieval, History of Art, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Social and cultural history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Historical Geography, Architecture: religious buildings, Medieval style, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Video Photography, ART / Movements / Medieval