Portals: Gates, Stiles, Windows, Bridges & Other Crossings
An illustrated exploration of our limitless fascination with doors, gates, and bridges.The word portal comes from the Latin for gate, but it refers to any place of ingress and egress. According to architectural historian Philippa Lewis, a portal is generally an optimistic thing, both literally and metaphorically . . . The word encapsulates the idea of passing through, to a new opportunity, to making progress or moving forward, to entering fresh new worlds.That may be the reason so many people are drawn to the idea of portals--from King Nebuchadnezzar's Ishtar Gate through the walls of Babylon, to mountain passes, the doorway to the Raphael Lo…
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- ISBN: 978-1-63557-084-7
- EAN: 9781635570847
- Produktnummer: 23779328
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Masse: H17.3 cm x B14.5 cm x D1.3 cm 181 g
- Gewicht: 181
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Philippa Lewis
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