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History of architecture

Paperback. Introduces the traditional houses, barns, watermills and chapels of the Lake District and the surrounding hills and valleys that make up the county of Cumbria. This title explains how the building types have developed over the centuries. Series: Vernacular Buildings Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 82 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; ABA; AMG; AMK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170597
ISBN
9780300170597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Hardback. The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. And the great houses of the capital are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. This title offers an informative account of the history of two of London's defining features - the squares and the great houses. Num Pages: 864 pages, 36pp, 44pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 251 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2 volumes set
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854956
ISBN
9781848854956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 369.86
€ 340.04

Paperback. Tells the colorful story of the Renwick Gallery s initial glory, decline, and rebirth over a period of 160 years" Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; ACXD2; AMG; AMX; HBJK; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804816
ISBN
9781907804816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Archer, John; Sandul, Paul J. P.; Solomonson, Katherine. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816692996
ISBN
9780816692996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.73

Hardcover. A comprehensive overview of the architectural and urban transformations that took place across the British Empire between the seventeenth and mid-twentieth centuries, exploring the built heritage of Britain's former colonial empire as a fundamental part of how we negotiate our postcolonial identities. Editor(s): Bremner, G. A. Series: Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, numerous black and white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713326
ISBN
9780198713326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.54

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

€ 38.99
€ 33.71

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

€ 156.46

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

€ 28.28

Hardcover. Sharpe, Paley and Austin was one of England's greatest Victorian architectural practices. The book is richly illustrated and explores not only the firm's buildings but also a fascinating web of family and professional interconnections. This will appeal to architectural historians, students of the architecture and social historians. Num Pages: 296 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 283 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1470.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020498
ISBN
9781848020498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.76

Hardback. The first major study of one of the most important architects of the postwar era Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 colour images + 185 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1568.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300149395
ISBN
9780300149395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.42
€ 52.70

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, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; AMX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657110
ISBN
9781445657110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.39

Hardback. An illuminating collection of essays from the preeminent scholar of architectural history and theory Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 color + 63 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218718
ISBN
9780300218718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

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

€ 50.99
€ 41.03

Paperback. This richly illustrated book focuses on the built culture of the labour movement, largely constructed or funded by workers themselves, whose history and background has until now been largely ignored or forgotten. Num Pages: 164 pages, 220. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848021297
ISBN
9781848021297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Hardcover. A selection of more than 250 of the surviving letters of legendary architect, historian and critic Colin Rowe. Editor(s): Naegele, Daniel; Eardley, Anthony. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 180. .
Publisher
Artifice Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908967534
ISBN
9781908967534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.32

Paperback. Wilma Fairbank documents, from both a historical and a uniquely personal perspective, the professional and personal achievements of the first historians of Chinese architecture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220407
ISBN
9780812220407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Officina Libraria
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788899765293
ISBN
9788899765293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

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

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA; AMX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941332139
ISBN
9781941332139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; AGB; AMX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 111 x 21. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983912
ISBN
9780141983912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

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

€ 150.91

mass_market. Presents a subjective meditation on a city and its buildings including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 118 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396156
ISBN
9780141396156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This book celebrates the unique survival of military fortifications on the Isles of Scilly and also serves to illustrate the value and vulnerability of the whole country's coastal heritage. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 108 pages, 101. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; AMG; AMX; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020436
ISBN
9781848020436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardback. Explains the rich history of Japanese architectural developments from the 1920s foundation of modern architecture to contemporary permutations of modern and post-modern architecture. This book introduces the diversity of Japanese architecture and traces the evolution of its architecture in the context of domestic and international developments. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JM; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785002489
ISBN
9781785002489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.69

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