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Crossing the threshold : architecture, iconography and the sacred entrance / Madeleine Mumcuoglu and Yosef Garfinkel

This work explores the 6,500-year history of recessed doorways in religious and public architecture. It analyses their function as symbolic markers of social order and sacred space, tracing their development from the ancient Near East to modern times.
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