Architecture, Mysticism and Myth

By W. R. Lethaby,

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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1 author picked Architecture, Mysticism and Myth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the oldest book on my list, and I worry that readers might dismiss Lethaby as some kind of dusty artifact from a bygone era. I stumbled on his work by accident when I was researching architectural ideas as they related to spiritual concepts.

I’d never heard of Lethaby, but once I started reading his work, I read it through in one (albeit long) sitting. Why? His imaginative grasp of the ancient minds that devised the earliest models of the heavens and who designed temples and homes to reflect those beliefs is a joyous and thrilling tour of the…

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