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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.

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Paperback. This stunning book is an important contribution to a key area of non-western art, being the first reference work on the art of beautiful writing in Arabic script. Num Pages: 720 pages, 150 colour illustrations, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 247 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1520. 720 pages, 150 colour illustrations, 100 black & white illustrations. This stunning book is an important contribution to a key area of non-western art, being the first reference work on the art of beautiful writing in Arabic script. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AKD. Dimension: 190 x 247 x 34. Weight: 1520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635405
ISBN
9780748635405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.09
€ 67.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; AVGP; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628926279
ISBN
9781628926279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.52

Paperback. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067725
ISBN
9780472067725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

Hardback. The extraordinary group of Russian composers who came together in St Petersburg in the 1860s - long known as 'The Mighty Handful', but, as the moguchaya kuchka, better translated as 'the great little heap' - gave rise to one of the most fascinating and colourful stories in all musical history. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245628
ISBN
9780571245628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.66

Hardback. Series: Textiles That Changed the World. Num Pages: 160 pages, 29 colour and 11 bw illus. BIC Classification: AKT; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 206 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472535689
ISBN
9781472535689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 104.73

Paperback. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348. Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803. 252 pages, illustrations. This account reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. It explores the musical world of late 18th-century Vienna and follows the activities of the aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JH. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 15. Weight: 348.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211582
ISBN
9780520211582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. This title describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the urban environment of Djenne. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b&w photos, 13 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AM; RPC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220721
ISBN
9780253220721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.79

Paperback. The definitive work on church archaeology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 346 Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMN; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998. 384 pages, 346 Illustrations (some col.). ? Professor Rodwell is the foremost expert in church archaeology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMN; HDD. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 25. Weight: 980.
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848689435
ISBN
9781848689435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.54

Paperback. Telling for the first time, the short story of the cinema of shadows and light. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534523
ISBN
9781784534523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) is a unique and important film, both in the history of British cinema and in the history of interdisciplinary art-making. It is the first full-throttle presentation of an opera on screen: a Technicolor exploration of romance, fantasy, and failure, more danced than sung, that reinvents the "total work of art." Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574469
ISBN
9781844574469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.09

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847839070
ISBN
9780847839070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.57

Paperback. Presents a guide for archaeologists and anthropologists worldwide. This edition features archaeological and ethnographic study of pottery. It begins with a summary of the origins and history of pottery in different parts of the world, then examines the raw materials of pottery and their physical and chemical properties. Num Pages: 592 pages, 90 halftones, 124 line drawings, 49 tables. BIC Classification: AFPC; HDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923215
ISBN
9780226923215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 48.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Limelight Editions United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879103705
ISBN
9780879103705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. As today's valued examples of modern architecture age to the point that preservation is called for, the methods and technology used in such preservation must be carefully considered so that the design integrity of the building is maintained. Num Pages: 960 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 218 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471662945
ISBN
9780471662945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AV; GB; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556525155
ISBN
9781556525155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.79

Hardcover. Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events and characters. This book offers a highly personal, chronological account of Beryl's life and work both her writing and her painting. Num Pages: 208 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500516515
ISBN
9780500516515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 5.80

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Virgin
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
SKU
KEX0198477
ISBN
9780753510780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Virgin
Edition
1st
Number of pages
296
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018443
ISBN
9780753510780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Virgin
Edition
1st
Number of pages
296
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0018449
ISBN
9780753510780
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. The compelling memoir of a Polish-Jewish woman who was an educator, Zionist activist, and feminist leader Editor(s): Hyman, Paula E. Translator(s): Harshav, Barbara. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; APF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 11. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215642
ISBN
9780253215642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.79

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