We naturally ask why the Christian basilica emerged. Given its abrupt appearance and immediate standardization, the Christian basilica appears to have been designed for a purpose. If this is so, what we want to know is, [1] for what purpose Christians used basilicas (that is, what happened in Christian basilicas), [2] why they adopted the basilical style for their churches, and [3] why they standardized their design.
| ISBN: | 9781586840327 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2000 |
| Author: | James Riley Strange |
| Publisher: | Distribution Partners an imprint of Global Academic Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 135 pages |
| Genres: |
Christian Churches, denominations, groups History of religion History of architecture |