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Terms and conditions applyVisions of Heaven: The Dome in European Architecture
David Stephenson
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Pages: 192
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Date Published: Nov 2005
Stock Code: 55437
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There's an ethereal magic to standing beneath a dome, neck craned, looking up at a vision of the heavens created by some antique figure of genius. From the Pantheon to the Hagia Sophia, the power of the dome seems transcendent, echoing down the ages. Photographer David Stephenson's magnificently kaleidoscopic images of dome interiors capture this drama, and make Visions of Heaven a spectacular and unique book.
Travelling from Italy to Spain, Turkey, England, Germany, and Russia, among other countries, and photographing churches, palaces, mosques, and synagogues from the second to the early twentieth century, Stephenson's work amounts to a veritable typology of the cupola. His images present complex geometrical structures, rich stucco decorations, and elaborate paintings as they have never been seen before. Brilliantly calibrated exposures reveal details and colours that would otherwise remain hidden in these dimly lit spaces. The cumulative effect is hypnotic, the colours rich and rare.
Visions of Heaven shows more than 120 images, includ-ing the Roman Pantheon, the Byzantine churches of Turkey, the great domes of the Renaissance, the decorative cupolas of the Baroque and the Rococo ages, and a 19th-century synagogue in Hungary.
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