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History of architecture

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: 1DBKESF; AMX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659879
ISBN
9781445659879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMG; AMX; HBJH; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166532
ISBN
9789774166532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.63

Hardcover. An elegantly illustrated guide to the largely unrecognized treasures of England's remarkable parish churches, "the supreme treasury of English vernacular art and memory." Illustrator(s): Barker, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages, Full colour photographs throughout (9 full page images per chapter with a long caption fo. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AGR; AMX; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472917638
ISBN
9781472917638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.74

Paperback. From the Middle Ages, parsonages - vicarages and rectories, and later manses, presbyteries and chapel. This study draws on the evidence of architecture, official documents, private records, literary accounts and contemporary and modern images to build a picture of parsonages and their occupants. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMN; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784421373
ISBN
9781784421373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 133 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJP; AMVD; AMX; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679300
ISBN
9780816679300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

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

€ 28.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Full Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: AM; AMB; AMX. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471166419
ISBN
9781471166419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Features overlooked aspects of modern architecture and photography and reveal a more nuanced-and plausible-conception of the world. This volume includes images tied to the history of twentieth-century architecture with anonymous graphic materials and pictures. It will redefine our concept of modernity. Translator(s): Thomson, Graham. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AJ; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Editorial Tenov S.L. Spain
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788493923143
ISBN
9788493923143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.17

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. Presents a new way of understanding the great Gothic churches of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: as rhetorical constructs. The author traces common analogies between rhetoric and architectural space that date back to late antiquity, and then shows how those links were translated into wood, stone, and space under specific local conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226191805
ISBN
9780226191805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. Weight in Grams: 2540.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857222431
ISBN
9788857222431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 53.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263944
ISBN
9781904263944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

Hardback. Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state's political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the "invention" of the nation. Editor(s): Minkenberg, Michael. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 308 pages, 73 ills, 24 maps. BIC Classification: AMG; AMVD; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782380092
ISBN
9781782380092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.88

Hardback. Part of the Buildings of Wales series, this title describes the historic counties of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire, wherein, prehistoric hill-forts and standing stones, Roman encampments, Early Christian monuments, ruined castles and the enigmatic remains of early industry enhance the landscapes of this wild and beautiful region. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185089
ISBN
9780300185089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 55.15

Hardback. Investigates America's changing attitudes toward medieval art around the turn of the twentieth century through the lens of Princeton University and its role as a major patron of Gothic Revival art and architecture. Series: Publications of the Art Museum, Princeton University. Num Pages: 128 pages, 65 color illus. 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; ACV; ACX; AGC; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154015
ISBN
9780691154015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. William Jervois was a military engineer who rose to prominence as a result of Lord Palmerston's extensive programme of fortification against a feared French invasion in the middle years of the nineteenth century. Ramparts of Empire is a detailed and engaging study of his life and works. Num Pages: 322 pages, c. 150 b&w illustrations, 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AMX; TBX; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 273 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905816040
ISBN
9781905816040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.78

Hardback. The year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of World War I. Beginning with the Trojan War and weaving a cross-cultural narrative that ends in the 21st-century Middle East, this title explores how cultural treasures often became silent victims of armed conflict. Editor(s): Tollebeek, Jo; Van Assche, Eline. Series: Mercatorfonds. Num Pages: 352 pages, 230 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204476
ISBN
9780300204476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.63

paperback. A comprehensive survey of Ravenna's history and monuments in late antiquity, including discussions of scholarly controversies, archaeological discoveries, and interpretations of art works. Num Pages: 460 pages, 103 b/w illus. 15 colour illus. 7 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: ACG; AMX; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 964.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107612907
ISBN
9781107612907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. As a reaction to rationalism and functionalist Moderne, the post-modern style developed in the 1970s; the idea was that architecture was to acquire a new identity by employing traditional means. This book analyzes discrepancies in architectural theory and the processes that led to a revaluation in the history of architectural production. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl. Num Pages: 336 pages, 145 colour illustrations, 145 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610178
ISBN
9783035610178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.78

Paperback. After the WWII, the need for reconstruction influenced the architectural style in Europe. This volume illustrates that the debate on the humanization of the built environment was carried out with great intensity in the East as well as in the West, irrespective of their political system, that led to similar concepts. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl. Num Pages: 376 pages, 170 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 170 farb. Abb., 3 schw.-w. Tab. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 248 x 26. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610154
ISBN
9783035610154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.78

Paperback. Between 1960 and 1980, both eastern and western Europe experienced a construction boom of hitherto unknown dimensions. The new possibilities offered by science and industry paved the way to large-scale projects in architecture and urban design. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 165 colour illustrations, 165 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610161
ISBN
9783035610161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.96

Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of Reading through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659343
ISBN
9781445659343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardcover. A revisionist history of the modernist architectural movement, which encapsulated internationalist politics and ideals in the inter-war years and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AMX; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537128
ISBN
9781784537128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 49.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415741552
ISBN
9780415741552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

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