Decoding Astronomy in Art and Architecture

Marion Dolan

ISBN 10: 3030765105 / ISBN 13: 9783030765101

Verlag: Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature Switzerland Sep 2021, 2021

Beschreibung

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -For centuries, our ancestors carefully observed the movements of the heavens and wove that astronomical knowledge into their city planning, architecture, mythology, paintings, sculpture, and poetry. This book uncovers the hidden messages and advanced science encoded within these sacred spaces, showing how the rhythmic motions of the night sky played a central role across many different cultures.Our astronomical tour transports readers through time and space, from prehistoric megaliths to Renaissance paintings, Greco-Roman temples to Inca architecture. Along the way, you will investigate unexpected findings at Lascaux, Delphi, Petra, Angkor Wat, Borobudur, and many more archaeological sites both famous and little known. Through these vivid examples, you will come to appreciate the masterful ways that astronomical knowledge was incorporated into each society's religion and mythology, then translated into their physical surroundings.The latest archaeoastronomical studies and discoveries are recounted through a poetic and nontechnical narrative, revealing how many longstanding beliefs about our ancestors are being overturned. Through this celestial journey, readers of all backgrounds will learn the basics about this exciting field and share in the wonders of cultural astronomy. 360 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783030765101

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Decoding Astronomy in Art and Architecture

Verlag: Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature Switzerland Sep 2021

Erscheinungsdatum: 2021

Einband: Taschenbuch

Zustand: Neu