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History of architecture

Hardback. Recounts the extensive building programme that took place at Canterbury Cathedral Priory, England, from 1153 to 1167, during the time when Thomas Becket served as Royal Chancellor and then as archbishop of Canterbury. This title also sheds fresh light on the social and cultural history of the mid-12th century. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3H; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1118.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175691
ISBN
9780300175691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 46.32

Hardback. Cornwall is a land apart. Here are some of the richest and best preserved prehistoric and medieval landscapes in Britain. Its medieval churches show monumental Norman fonts, accomplished C14 sculpture, striking C15 west towers and generously proportioned C15 and C16 aisles, with a wealth of medieval and Renaissance bench ends. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 124 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126686
ISBN
9780300126686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 55.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 220. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Right Angle Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953284894
ISBN
9780953284894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.59

Paperback. Respected park historian Paul Rabbitts looks at the fascinating history of bandstands in Britain. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMGC; AMX; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665504
ISBN
9781445665504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: AMV; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808251
ISBN
9780747808251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.89

Hardcover. Authoritatively written by a leading scholar on urbanization and lavishly illustrated throughout, this profiles the development of 27 distinctive districts, featuring socially important as well as iconic buildings and developments. This is an essential reference for architectural students, urban planners, historians and those interested in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 525. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 224 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1586.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946276
ISBN
9781858946276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Hardcover. Metroburbia examines the architectural history and development of London and its suburbs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 260 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 212. .
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946511
ISBN
9781858946511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654546
ISBN
9781445654546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.42

Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445664804
ISBN
9781445664804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Hardback. Focusing on one of the greatest periods of English art and architecture, this book includes arguments about the role of invention, making and the powers of Gothic art. It locates what became known as the Decorated Style within patterns of commissioning, designing and imagining whose origins lay in pre-Gothic art. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 175 colour images + 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204001
ISBN
9780300204001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.29

Hardback. This book looks beyond political structures and towards a reconsideration of the interactions between the rural and the urban; an analysis of the relationships between architecture, culture and power; and an examination of the region's multiple geographies. Editor(s): Blessing, Patricia; Goshgarian, Rachel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 64 black and white, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; AMX; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411295
ISBN
9781474411295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.60
€ 119.62

Paperback. A guide to the West End's Georgian architectural history Num Pages: 96 pages, 114, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304. The West End. 96 pages, 114 Illustrations incl 84 colour. A guide to the West End's Georgian architectural history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AMX. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445613130
ISBN
9781445613130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659633
ISBN
9781445659633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Hardcover. An in-depth exploration of the forgotten buildings of postwar Britain, charting their evolution from ambitious concepts to abandoned constructions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350621
ISBN
9781910350621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. Num Pages: 240 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780671635
ISBN
9781780671635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.15

Hardback. Charting Hawksmoor's career and the decline of his reputation, Owen Hopkins offers fresh interpretations of many of his famous works - notably his three East End churches - and shows how over their history Hawksmoor's buildings have been ignored, abused, altered, recovered and celebrated. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235158
ISBN
9781780235158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350393
ISBN
9781910350393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Reveals the history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings. This is a book about power, and what power does in cities. It is a journey of discovery, plunging us into the maelstrom of socialist architecture. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780141975894
ISBN
9780141975894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.85

Hardcover. Illustrated throughout with the author's own black and white line drawings and diagrams Num Pages: 304 pages, Black and white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1332.
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910258378
ISBN
9781910258378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595341297
ISBN
9781595341297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.85

Hardcover. From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812272
ISBN
9780747812272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Explore how architects have helped breathe new life into old buildings using modern materials and aesthetics Num Pages: 144 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: AMX; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416500055
ISBN
9788416500055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777426785
ISBN
9783777426785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.75

Hardback. After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home. At Home in Postwar France examines key groups of actors - state officials, architects, sociologists and tastemakers - arguing that modernizers looked to the home as a site for social engineering and nation-building. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; AMX; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385875
ISBN
9781782385875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

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