Architecture - Arts & Architecture

Athens on the Frontier: Grecian-Style Architecture in the Splendid Valley of the West, 1820-1860 [Hardback]

Patrick Lee Lucas (Author)

£27.00

ISBN: 9780813196886
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temp... .... Learn More

Athens on the Frontier: Grecian-Style Architecture in the Splendid Valley of the West, 1820-1860 [Paperback]

Patrick Lee Lucas (Author)

£18.00

ISBN: 9780813197128
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temp... .... Learn More

Hagia Sophia in Context: An Archaeological Re-examination of the Cathedral of Byzantine Constantinople [Paperback]

Ken Dark (Author); Jan Kostenec (Author)

£35.00

ISBN: 9781789259872
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia has been a source of wonder and fascination since its sixth-century construction. It was the premier monument of the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, and remains one of the most recognisable symbols of mod... .... Learn More

Five Bay Landscapes: Curious Explorations in the Great Lakes Basin [Hardback]

Karen Lutsky (Author); Sean Burkholder (Author)

£41.00

ISBN: 9780822947394
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
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Threatened by issues of environmental health, climate change, population growth, and industrial demands, the coastal zone of the Great Lakes reflects an increasingly dysfunctional relationship between the people of the basin and the resources that... .... Learn More

The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy: Corinth XXII [Hardback]

Paul D. Scotton (Author); Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool (Author); Carolynn Roncaglia (Author)

£130.00

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ISBN: 9780876610237
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Corinth
Volume: 22
Early-20th-century explorations of the Roman Forum at Ancient Corinth revealed a massive early imperial building now known as the Julian Basilica. The structure stood on a podium over four meters high, and it dominated the east end of the forum in... .... Learn More

Tuning Architecture with Humans: Neuroscience boosters architects' comprehension of people needs [Paperback]

Davide Ruzzon (Author)

£19.99

ISBN: 9788869774003
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Architecture
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The features of humankind’s interaction with the natural enrivonment have, over the course of evolution, slowly consolidated specific models of behavior. In the social dimension, these primitive schemes of interaction between the body and the envi... .... Learn More

Further Studies in Islamic Painting [Hardback]

Ernst Grube (Author)

£200.00

ISBN: 9781899828500
Published by : Pindar Press
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A collection of Professor Grube's essays on Islamic paintings of the late 14th and 15th century in the Timurid empire and Ottoman Turkey. This is a new revised edition of the 1968 exhibition catalogue The Classical Style of Islamic Painting , ... .... Learn More

Studies in the Decorative Arts of the Muslim World [Hardback]

Ernst Grube (Author)

£250.00

ISBN: 9780907132790
Published by : Pindar Press
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A selection of twelve previously published papers by Ernst Grube which examine specific materials used in Islamic decorative arts. Six papers examine pottery and tiles, one considers Ilkhanis stucco work as represented in the mausoleum of the ... .... Learn More

The Georgian Churches of Oski and Iskhani: Architecture and Ornament [Hardback]

Dora Piquet-Panayatova (Author)

£120.00

ISBN: 9781899828913
Published by : Pindar Press
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This study deals with the churches of Oski and Iskhani, in the ancient Georgian province of Tao-Klardeti, now in eastern Turkey. Each church is examined separately, with a focus on the architecture and carved decoration. The architectural... .... Learn More

Faber's Hub: D.E.SY. Design-Oriented Strategies for Studios and House Museums [Paperback]

Anna Mazzanti (Editor)

£17.99

ISBN: 9788869772634
Published by : Mimesis International
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The last few years have seen a growing interest in the conservation and enhancement of the working and living spaces of the faber: artists, designers and architects. They include both museums and private places that are waiting for fulfilling thei... .... Learn More