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History of architecture

Hardback. A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste Num Pages: 260 pages, 96 color + 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ; AKB; AMR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 206. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221763
ISBN
9780300221763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Hardcover. Focuses on architectural inscriptions throughout the Muslim world, some going back to the Middle Ages, others dating from our own lifetime. This book features 28 case studies that explain different aspects and contexts of calligraphy in Islamic architecture. It covers North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, China and Spain. Num Pages: 592 pages, 401 colour illustrations, 12 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AMX; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 259 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2630.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669226
ISBN
9780748669226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.65
€ 161.77

Hardback. The garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to wide-spread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier. This book provides an account of the Eyre Estate. Num Pages: 480 pages, 250 colour images + 55 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 252 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3122.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300167269
ISBN
9780300167269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 53.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 310 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 295 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2242.
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869050065
ISBN
9783869050065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.51

Hardcover. Josef Frank is seen as an important visionary at the early stages of the Modern movement, as well as a critic of its dogmatism. He not only left his mark on Viennese culture and also on Swedish Modernism. This book has emphasis on Frank's later work. It introduces his late, unbuilt building projects, as well as his furniture and fabric designs. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 34 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AKP; AMB; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035611199
ISBN
9783035611199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.36

Paperback. A fascinating pictorial history of Scottish lighthouses. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMG; AMX; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658391
ISBN
9781445658391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of Penzance through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665863
ISBN
9781445665863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Paperback. Using specialist lenses and techniques to capture distant and inaccessible detail, Michael Rimmer's photographs reveal the unseen beauty of East Anglia's angel roofs and the vision of the medieval craftsmen who made them. Num Pages: 142 pages, 4 maps, 78 colour images, 4 black & white images, 6 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3H; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893699
ISBN
9780718893699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 color illus. 75 halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 351 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171814
ISBN
9780691171814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.25

Paperback. * gives key information in each area with where to go for more detailed guidance * strong focus on engineering and craft solutions * offers a comprehensive overview of a multi-disciplinary area to encourage disparate groups of professionals to work more closely * full colour throughout . Editor(s): Forsyth, Michael. Series: Historic Building Conservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AMX; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118781593
ISBN
9781118781593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Paperback. Updated with expanded coverage of twenty-first century architecture, this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, India, Russia, China and Japan. Num Pages: 624 pages, 596 illustrations, 369 in colour. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 292 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2610.
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780671116
ISBN
9781780671116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 47.21

Hardcover. The churches of Rome constitute arguably the most important manifestations of art and architecture in the Western world. Num Pages: 780 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1986.
Publisher
Pindar Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904597285
ISBN
9781904597285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.21

Hardback. Winchester is not only unrivalled for medieval architecture but like many of the smaller towns, such as Alton and Alresford, has some of the most charming streets in the southern counties. The countryside is rich in small villages and an abundance of houses and gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 123 x 38. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300120844
ISBN
9780300120844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: AFPS; AMX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 275 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1804.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037776
ISBN
9780271037776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.38
€ 63.97

Hardback. Explores how French queens and noblewomen of early modern France, used pleasure dairies to naturalize their status, display their cultivated tastes, and proclaim their virtue as nurturing mothers and capable estate managers. This title sheds light on architecture, self, and society in the ancient regime. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 color illustrations, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048997
ISBN
9780674048997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.27
€ 56.42

Paperback. In this sumptuous new book, Alexander McCall Smith curates his own distinctive story of Edinburgh - combining his affectionate, incisive wit with a wealth of stunning imagery drawn from Scotland's national collection of architecture and archaeology. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 210. .
Publisher
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902419909
ISBN
9781902419909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Hardback. Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Series: Heritage Matters. Num Pages: 216 pages, 46, 46 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726. Contested Pasts, Contested Presents. Series: Heritage Matters. 216 pages, 46, 46 black and white. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; AMX. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837060
ISBN
9781843837060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.86

Hardcover. Looking to the works of prominent architects and intellectuals such as John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, Sir Christopher Wren, and Roger North, this volume explores the origins of the study of architecture as an intellectual persuit in late seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black and white images. BIC Classification: AMX; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746355
ISBN
9780198746355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.28

Paperback. "Traditional Building Materials". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 104 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMX; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 212 x 7. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Shire Publications England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747808404
ISBN
9780747808404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardback. Brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire, in a comprehensive architectural guide to one of England's most varied and rewarding regions. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 220 x 42. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126631
ISBN
9780300126631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.20

hardcover. Drawing on examples from surviving medieval churches in England, the author gives a voice to the secret graffiti artists from the lord of the manor and the parish priest to the people who built the church itself. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; ACK; AFJG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960414
ISBN
9780091960414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Includes discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half. This title presents a guide to the art of the ancient. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 254 illustrations, 191 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; ACG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500204221
ISBN
9780500204221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 5.70

Hardback. Drawing on the author's personal experience of living and working as an architect in Syria, this book offers an eyewitness perspective on the country's bitter conflict through the lens of architecture, showing how the built environment offers a mirror to the community that inhabits it. Num Pages: 184 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780500343173
ISBN
9780500343173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. A must-read for city planners, town councils, architects, sign designers, concerned citizens, and anyone who cares about the appearance and vitality of America's commercial streets, this heavily illustrated book is equally appealing to armchair historians, small-town enthusiasts, and lovers of Americana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 173, 134 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404943
ISBN
9781421404943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.40

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