Worship : a history of New Zealand church design / text, Bill McKay ; photography, Jane Ussher.
Material type: TextPublisher: [Auckland] New Zealand: Godwit, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 320 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781775538363
- 726.50993 23
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726.509224563 MOR The genius in the design : Bernini, Borromini, and the rivalry that transformed Rome / | 726.50944581 ARC Architecture Interruptus / | 726.50993 DON Country churches of New Zealand / | 726.50993 MCK Worship : a history of New Zealand church design / | 726.50993 SUN Whare karakia : Māori church building, decoration & ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863 / | 726.50993 SUN Whare karakia : Māori church building, decoration & ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863 / | 726.5099363 FUT Futuna : life of a building / |
Introduction -- "Challenge and change": churches today -- "High tide": the modern resurgence -- "Churches in a variety of styles": between the world wars -- "Transplanted Christianity": the lagte nineteenth century -- "There are no Maoris at Te Awamutu": settlers and wars -- "Civilisation" arrives: missionaries amd early churchmen.
"This stunning tribute to New Zealand church architecture brings together early country churches, grand cathedrals and striking modernist designs in a unique survey of some of our most compelling landmark buildings. Architectural historian Bill McKay thoughtfully explores the history and diversity of church building in New Zealand over the past 200 years, while award-winning photographer Jane Ussher captures in extraordinary detail an array of churches the length of the country"--Publisher information.
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