The symbolism of churches and church ornaments
Subtitle: a translation of the first book of the Rationale divinorum officiorum
Publisher: Gibbons
Published: 1893
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Description: written by William Durandus. With an introductory essay and notes by John Mason Neale and Benjamin Webb.
Table of contents: title: ANALYSIS OF THE INTRODUCTORY ESSAY; title: INTRODUCTION.; title: 1. Spread of the study of Church Architecture.; title: 2. Obvious, but indefinable, difference between old and new churches.; title: Wherein this consists.; title: Not in association,; title: Nor in correctness of details,; title: Nor in the Picturesque,; title: Nor in the Mechanical advantages,; title: But in Reality considered, in an enlarged view, as Sacramentality.; title: 3. This probable, from examples, and promises in Holy Scripture. Catholic consent, examples to the contrary, philosophical reasons.; title: 4. Enunciation of the subject.; title: 5. Writers on the subject, Pugin, Poole, Lewis, Coddington, the writers of the Cambridge Camden Society.; title: A. ARGUMENTS FOR SYMBOLISM.; title: 1. A PRIORI.; title: Symbolising spirit of Catholic Antiquity, in (a) Interpretation of Holy Scriptures,; title: (b) Analogy of the Jewish Ceremonies.; title: (c) Private manners.; title: (d) Emblems in Catacombs, etc.; title: (e) Symbolical interpretation of Heathen writers.; title: II. Analogical.; title: i. Examples of other nations.; title: (a) Jews.; title: (1) Temple rites.; title: (2) Legal observances.; title: (3) Sacred books.; title: (b) Turks.; title: (c) Infidels.; title: (1) Hindu and Egyptian Mythology.; title: (2) Persian Poetry.; title: (d) Heretics.; title: Analysis; title: ii. From Nature.; title: (a) Trinity.; title: (b) Resurrection.; title: (c) Self-sacrifice.; title: iii. From Art.; title: (a) Sculpture.; title: (b) Painting.; title: (c) Music.; title: (d) Language of Flowers,; title: iv. Parabolical teaching.; title: III. Philosophical.; title: Objective answering to Subjective.; title: All effect sacramental of the efficient.; title: Sacramentality of all Religion.; title: Ritualism peculiarly and necessarily sacramental.; title: Church Architecture, a condition of Ritualism.; title: Necessities induce accidents : and these material expressions.; title: Example :; title: Necessities of Ritualism, and their expressions in earlier and later ages.; title: Hence Symbolism.; title: Essential.; title: Intended.; title: Conventional, which again becomes intended.; title: IV. Analytical.; title: 1. Cruciformity.; title: 2. Ascent to Altar.; title: 3. Orientation.; title: 4. Vertically.; title: V. Inductive.; title: Express and continuous testimony.; title: (a) Apostolical Constitutions.; title: (b) Eusebius.; title: (c) Symbolical writers.; title: Actual examples.; title: VI. Recapitulation.; title: B. EXAMPLES OF SYMBOLISM.; title: I. Doctrines.; title: (a) The Holy Trinity, set forth in; title: i. Nave and Two Aisles.; title: ii. Chancel, Nave and Apse.; title: iii. Clerestory, Triforium, and Pier Arches.; title: iv. Triple windows.; title: v. Altar steps.; title: vi. Triplicity of mouldings,; title: vii. Minor details.; title: (b) Regeneration.; title: i. The octagonal form of Fonts.; title: ii. Piers.; title: iii. Fishes.; title: (c) Atonement.; title: i. Cruciformity.; title: ii. Deviation of Orientation.; title: iii. Double Cross.; title: iv. The great Rood.; title: v. Details.; title: (d) Communion of Saints.; title: II. Details.; title: (a) Windows : a series of examples.; title: (b) Doors.; title: i. Norman tympana,; title: ii. Double doors in Early English.; title: (а) These explained in two ways,; title: (1) Christ’s entrance into the world.; title: (2) Our entrance into the kingdom of heaven.; title: (b) Difference between mouldings of Chancel arches and doors.; title: (c) Porches.; title: (d) Chancel Arch and Rood Screen.; title: (e) Monuments.; title: (a) Difference of ancient and modem symbolism in these.; title: (1) Sceptical character of the present age.; title: (2) Paganism of modern design.; title: (3) Reality of ancient design.; title: (b) Historical details of Monuments.; title: (f) Gurgoyles and Poppyheads.; title: (g) Flowers used in architecture.; title: C. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.; title: 1. Inequality of type and antitype.; title: 2. Difference of Symbolism in the same arrangement.; title: 3. Mechanical origin.; title: D. HISTORY OF SYMBOLISM.; title: 1. Norman ; as symbolising facts.; title: 2. Early English ; as symbolising doctrines.; title: 3. Decorated ; as symbolising the connection of doctrines.; title: 4. Perpendicular ; as symbolising the progress of Erastianism.; title: 5. Flamboyant, etc.; title: 6. Post Reformtion Symbolism.; title: E. CONCLUSION.; title: Contrast between a modern and ancient Church.