Decoding astronomy in art and architecture / Marion Dolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dolan, Marion, author.

Series:

Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy 2626-8779

Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy, 2626-8779

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy in art.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Praxis Publishing, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. .

Contents:

Part I: History of Cosmic Symbolism in Art and Architecture

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Book Topics

Chapter 2: Basics of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy

Chapter 3: World's Earliest Art and Astronomy

Chapter 4: Neolithic Art, Architecture and Astronomy

Chapter 5: Art, Architecture and Astronomy in Ireland

Chapter 6: Art, Architecture and Astronomy in England

Part II: Astronomical Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia

Chapter 7: Hinduism and Cosmology in India

Chapter 8: Art, Architecture and Astronomy at Angkor Wat Temple

Chapter 9: Art, Architecture and Astronomy of Buddhism

Part III: Astronomical Art and Architecture of China

Chapter 10 Art, Architecture and Astronomy in China

Part IV: Astronomical Art and Architecture of the Classical World

Chapter 11: Art, Architecture and Astronomy in Classical Greece

Chapter 12: Art, Architecture and Astronomy of Petra

Chapter 13: Art, Architecture and Astronomy in the Roman Empire

Part V: Astronomical Art and Architecture of Early Europe

Chapter 14: Art. Architecture and Astronomy during the Middle Ages

Chapter 15: Art, Architecture and Astronomy during the Renaissance

Part VI: Astronomical Art and Architecture of the New World

Chapter 16: Art, Architecture and Astronomy at Teotihuacan

Chapter 17: Art, Architecture and Astronomy in South America

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 24, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030765118

3030765113

OCLC:

1268464936

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.