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History of architecture

Hardback. Highlighting an important aspect of American historic architecture, this handsome volume is illustrated with nearly 150 photographs, more than 60 line drawings, and two color galleries. Num Pages: 464 pages, 230, 62 black & white line drawings, 142 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrat. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AMKH; AMX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 31. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411637
ISBN
9781421411637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.31

Hardcover. Starting with the dawn of human society, through early civilizations, to the pre-Columbian American tribes, Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective traces the different cultural formations that developed in various places throughout the world to form the built environment. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AMX; HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 276 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2336.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118142103
ISBN
9781118142103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.28

Hardback. Greek temples captivate anyone with an interest in antiquity, and the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columnar orders that clad them launched the classical architectural tradition down to modern times. This title proposes new theories in both areas as it elucidates the nature and function of Greek architecture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 colour images + 230 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; AMX; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300182767
ISBN
9780300182767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.63

Hardcover. Series: Buildings of the United States. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936406
ISBN
9780813936406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.59

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Grassnick, Martin. Series: Materialien Zur Baugeschichte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AMX; HBLA; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Vieweg+teubner Verlag Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528086817
ISBN
9783528086817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.14

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Grassnick, Martin. Series: Materialien Zur Baugeschichte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AMX; HBLA; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Vieweg+teubner Verlag Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528086824
ISBN
9783528086824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.88

Paperback. Examines Pittsburgh s built environment as it relates to the city s unique topography man s response to an unruly terrain of hills, hollows, and rivers. Adopting a spectator s viewpoint, Aurand studies three terrestrial rooms and their development over time." Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822962762
ISBN
9780822962762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Park Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783038600299
ISBN
9783038600299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Park Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783038600282
ISBN
9783038600282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.00

Hardback. Edward Schroder Prior designed the cathedral of the Arts and Crafts Movement (St Andrew's Church, Roker), perfected the popular butterfly plan in his houses, and published what is still the seminal work on medieval gothic art in England in 1900. This book deals with Prior's architecture, life and scolarship. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVN; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785000119
ISBN
9781785000119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

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

€ 68.95

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: 550.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204221
ISBN
9780500204221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Palandri, Jenny Condie. Series: Writing Architecture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 340 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262527613
ISBN
9780262527613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

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
€ 17.33

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

€ 71.20
€ 55.32

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
€ 13.39

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

€ 152.38

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

€ 97.65

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
€ 18.50

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

€ 62.83
€ 57.18

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

€ 77.07
€ 64.86

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

€ 71.20
€ 55.15

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

€ 244.66

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

€ 59.33
€ 47.59

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