Architecture
Historic architecture from the ancient world to Neoclassical elegance and the Gothic revival, as well as some contemporary gems.
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The Archaeology of Churches [Paperback]
Warwick Rodwell (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781848689435
Published by : Amberley Publishing
Oxbow says: Since its original publication in 1981, this has been one of the best introductions to church archaeology available. Now completely revised, restructured and rewritten, taking into account recent research and discoveries, as well as... .... Learn More -
The Temple of Athene at Assos [Hardback]
Bonna Daix Wescoat (Author)
£110.00ISBN: 9780198143826
Published by : Oxford University Press
This volume presents a comprehensive investigation of one of the most unusual archaic Greek temples. The Temple of Athena at Assos, in modern Turkey, was built in a city that had no prior monumental tradition in either architecture or sculpture... .... Learn More -
Renaissance Gothic: Architecture and the Arts in Northern Europe [Hardback]
Ethan Matt Kavaler (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780300167924
Published by : Yale University Press
The years after 1500 brought the construction of several iconic Late Gothic monuments, including the transept facades of Beauvais cathedral in northern France, much of King's College in Cambridge, England, and the parish church at Annaberg in S... .... Learn More -
Stones of Faith: Tombstones, Funerary Rites and Customs at the Gozo Matrice [Hardback]
Charles R. Cassar (Author)
£36.50ISBN: 9789993274117
Published by : Midsea Books
The Cathedral of Gozo perched atop the Castello is renowned for its art treasures, drawing many visitors throughout the year. a little known feature is the wonderful array of marble tombstones that cover the whole floor of the church. The tombston... .... Learn More -
Mattia Preti: The Triumphant Manner [Hardback]
Keith Sciberras (Author)
£141.50ISBN: 9789993274070
Published by : Midsea Books
2013 will mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of the artist Mattia Preti (1613-1699), who spent forty years of his working life in Malta.
Midsea Books, in collaboration with the Department of History of Art at the Unive... .... Learn More -
Negotiating the Landscape: Environment and Monastic Identity in the Medieval Ardennes [Hardback]
Ellen F. Arnold (Author)
£42.50ISBN: 9780812244632
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
Negotiating the Landscape explores the question of how medieval religious identities were shaped and modified by interaction with the natural environment. Focusing on the Benedictine monastic community of Stavelot-Malmedy in the A... .... Learn More -
English Nuns and the Law in the Middle Ages [Hardback]
Elizabeth Makowski (Author)
£60.00ISBN: 9781843837862
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
In late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and other "men of law" wh... .... Learn More -
Vrbes Extinctae: Archaeologies of Abandoned Classical Towns [Hardback]
Neil Christie (Editor); Andrea Augenti (Editor)
£70.00ISBN: 9780754665625
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
This volume explores the phenomenon of urban loss and abandonment from Roman to medieval times across the former Roman Empire. Through a series of case studies two main aspects are examined: firstly, the sequences and chronologies... .... Learn More -
The Medieval Monastery [Paperback]
Roger Rosewell (Author)
£6.99ISBN: 9780747811466
Published by : Osprey
A concise, superbly illustrated guide to Britain's medieval monasteries. Rosewell provides basic information on the different monastic orders, the monastic layout and architecture, the administration of the monastery, the round of... .... Learn More -
Luoghi e Architetture della Grande Guerra in Europa : I sistemi difensivi dalle teorizzazioni di Karl von Clausewitz alla realtà della Prima Guerra Mondiale [Paperback]
Maria Antonietta Breda (Editor)
£49.00ISBN: 9781407310374
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2438
Contents: 1915 – 1918: la montagna “forte”. Il caso del Monte Castellazzo (TN) (Marco Balbi); Barbed Wire during the Great War: Origins, Tactical Theories, Diffusion and Impact on the Representation of Conflict (François-Xavier Bernard); Architett... .... Learn More