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History of architecture

Hardcover. This seminal volume, now back in print in a new format and at a reduced price, offers a deeply immersive tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's most legendary building Editor(s): Waggoner, Lynda S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 300 Colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPG; AMB; AMKD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 253 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1670.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848478
ISBN
9780847848478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, 685 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publisher
EPFL Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782940222773
ISBN
9782940222773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.57
€ 118.25

Paperback. Introduces the homes that people fell in love with in the 1930s, and the fixtures and fittings that went in them. This book features illustrations and informative chapters on architectural styles, gardens, furnishings and technology in the home. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; AMX; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807117
ISBN
9780747807117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardcover. Does the way in which buildings are looked at, and made sense of, change over the course of time? How can we find out about this? By looking at a selection of travel writings spanning four centuries, Anne Hultzsch suggests that it is language, the description of architecture, which offers answers to such questions. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: AMX; DSB; WTL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Maney Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907975639
ISBN
9781907975639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gossel, Peter. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 268 x 14. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836544672
ISBN
9783836544672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Hardcover. A universal scholar and versatile artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel led an intensive, if not boundless exchange with the society and the developments of the 19th century. In richly illustrated thematic chapters, this book presents a dialogue between Schinkel as a person, his oeuvre and his cultural world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, 150 schw.-w. u. 100 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 3JH; AMB; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035607789
ISBN
9783035607789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Hardback. This book looks beyond political structures and towards a reconsideration of the interactions between the rural and the urban; an analysis of the relationships between architecture, culture and power; and an examination of the region's multiple geographies. Editor(s): Blessing, Patricia; Goshgarian, Rachel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 64 black and white, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; AMX; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411295
ISBN
9781474411295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.42
€ 116.90

Paperback. An unprecedented testimony of this city's sacred, historic architecture, which has been destroyed almost completely. Over 400 photographs provide privileged access to the site of Makkah. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; AJB; AJCR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 311 x 50. Weight in Grams: 2356.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037784853
ISBN
9783037784853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.47
€ 51.30

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472459947
ISBN
9781472459947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.57
€ 93.76

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

€ 69.95
€ 54.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, 100 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209877
ISBN
9780300209877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardcover. Authoritatively written by a leading scholar on urbanization and lavishly illustrated throughout, this profiles the development of 27 distinctive districts, featuring socially important as well as iconic buildings and developments. This is an essential reference for architectural students, urban planners, historians and those interested in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 525. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 224 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1586.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946276
ISBN
9781858946276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 150 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; ACQB; AMV; AMX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222012
ISBN
9780300222012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.47
€ 41.44

Hardback. Charting Hawksmoor's career and the decline of his reputation, Owen Hopkins offers fresh interpretations of many of his famous works - notably his three East End churches - and shows how over their history Hawksmoor's buildings have been ignored, abused, altered, recovered and celebrated. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235158
ISBN
9781780235158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.02

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

€ 51.99
€ 46.81

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

€ 58.30
€ 47.32

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
€ 28.10

Hardback. Cornwall is a land apart. Here are some of the richest and best preserved prehistoric and medieval landscapes in Britain. Its medieval churches show monumental Norman fonts, accomplished C14 sculpture, striking C15 west towers and generously proportioned C15 and C16 aisles, with a wealth of medieval and Renaissance bench ends. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 124 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126686
ISBN
9780300126686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.95
€ 53.79

Hardcover. A graphic account of how England has changed over the last 90 years through the impact of road transport on the landscape. Num Pages: 306 pages, 155. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; AMX; WGC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 277 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1594.
Publisher
English Heritage
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020870
ISBN
9781848020870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Hardback. Covers some of England's grandest country houses in Northamptonshire such as the Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall, the Jacobean mansion at Apethorpe, the late seventeenth-century French-inspired Boughton, Hawksmoor's stately Baroque Easton Neston and the interiors of Althorp that provide a survey of changing taste through the centuries. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; AMKH; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 134 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185072
ISBN
9780300185072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.95
€ 53.84

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

€ 233.55

Hardcover. Metroburbia examines the architectural history and development of London and its suburbs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 260 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 212. .
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946511
ISBN
9781858946511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.60

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

€ 64.12
€ 49.95

Hardback. Ruins and Fragments is a wide-ranging, elliptical, engaging view of the history of modernity through the lens of the ruined and fragmentary. It explores literary fragments such as the plays of Aeschylus, as well as how writers - Joyce, Coleridge, Pound, T. S. Elliot - exploit fragmentary techniques and forms. Num Pages: 208 pages, 60. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234472
ISBN
9781780234472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.10

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