History of architecture
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History of architecture
Hardback. Explores how buildings supported the cultural and political work of the fair and fashioned a second, parallel world in a moment of economic depression and international turmoil. This book looks closely at buildings as buildings, analyzing them in light of local circumstances, regionalist sensibilities, and national and international movements. Num Pages: 248 pages, 45 color illus., B&W illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; AMG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282827
- ISBN
- 9780520282827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.55€ 45.74
€ 58.55
€ 45.74
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
€ 62.00€ 56.40
€ 62.00
€ 56.40
Paperback. Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed through time, offering a panorama unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of the city's architecture and urban form. His narration illuminates how there can be "no one history of the city, but rather multiple, contested, and often invented histories." Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 color illustrations, 9 halftones, 13 color maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072459
- ISBN
- 9780674072459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.24
€ 29.99
€ 25.24
Paperback. By way of more than 2,000 years of architectural history, this illustrated book defines and shows the major components of the art - from theory, plans, and models to structural elements such as columns, arches, and domes, to materials and decorative elements. Num Pages: 384 pages, 325 color illus. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 116 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141503
- ISBN
- 9780691141503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
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
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 162 b&w illustrations, 18 colour plates. BIC Classification: AMC; AMV; AMX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673056
- ISBN
- 9780816673056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.67
€ 40.99
€ 35.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: AK; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673193
- ISBN
- 9780816673193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.97
€ 44.99
€ 39.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white plates, 155 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMX; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677450
- ISBN
- 9780816677450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.19
€ 47.99
€ 42.19
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
€ 40.99€ 35.67
€ 40.99
€ 35.67
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AMX; HBJK; HBLW; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679614
- ISBN
- 9780816679614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AMN; AMX; HRAX; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816694969
- ISBN
- 9780816694969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.19
€ 47.99
€ 42.19
Paperback. At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international media attention as the world sought to make sense of the city's extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted investment in dreams to transform the region. Editor(s): Mitchell, Kevin; Katodrytis, George. Series: Architectural Design. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118759066
- ISBN
- 9781118759066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.51
€ 36.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119000587
- ISBN
- 9781119000587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73
Hardback. Discusses what differentiates architecture from building, focusing not only on the 'great' buildings of the world but also on the whole range of architectural works from indigenous structures to contemporary buildings. This book explores the role of the Roman concepts of durability, utility, and beauty, the heart of what architecture strives for. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w throughout, includes drawings. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taunton Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621138372
- ISBN
- 9781621138372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.72
€ 32.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. Whilst there are some studies of architecture in Scotland post-devolution, writings on design are largely non-existent. This book tells a story about Scotland's creatives - where they work and how their ideas and what they create and design contribute to Scotland's democratic culture and identity. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996387
- ISBN
- 9781780996387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.23
€ 16.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar. Series: Garden and Landscape History. Num Pages: 276 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMV; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270231
- ISBN
- 9781783270231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.28
€ 33.99
€ 28.28
Hardback. A collection of the most significant articles in castle studies, with contributions from scholars in history, archaeology, historic buildings and landscape archaeology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 38 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; AMKL; AMX; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270330
- ISBN
- 9781783270330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.72
€ 107.72
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
€ 83.79
€ 83.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, 317 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- EPFL Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782940222766
- ISBN
- 9782940222766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.41€ 91.62
€ 112.41
€ 91.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 254 black & white halftones, 47 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AMC; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- EPFL Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782940222964
- ISBN
- 9782940222964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.10€ 96.62
€ 117.10
€ 96.62