Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Great Days of the Garden District, and the Old City of LafayetteThe Great Days of the Garden District, and the Old City of LafayetteThere has long been a need for the factual story of the old City of Lafayette and its fine residential area, the Garden District. What better opportunity to attempt to fill this...
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The Legend of the Lincoln ImpThe Legend of the Lincoln Imp The devil was in a good humour one day, And let out his sprightly young demons to play. One dived in the sea, and was not at all wet, One jumped in a furnace: no scorch did he...
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Die altindische Säule: Ein Beitrag zur SäulenkundeDie altindische Säule: Ein Beitrag zur SäulenkundeSchon beim Vorentwurfe dieser Abhandlung, welche erst nach mehrfachem Umarbeiten die vorliegende Gestalt annahm, entschlo ich mich, den ersten Abschnitt des indischen Sulenbaues als indisches Altertum bis ins 8.Jahrhundert n.C. auszudehnen. Einmal fhrt eine untrennbare Entwicklungsreihe bis zu...
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A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd edA History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. - From the Earliest Times to the Present DayLike every other object of human inquiry, Architecture may be studied from two distinct points of view. Either it may be regarded statically, and described...
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A History of Architecture in All Countries, Volume 2, 3rd edA History of Architecture in All Countries, Volume 2, 3rd ed. - From the Earliest Times to the Present DayThe cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. Scale bars marked '1 in.' have been added to illustrations...
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A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volumes 1 and 2, 3rd edA History of Architecture in all Countries, Volumes 1 and 2, 3rd ed. - From the Earliest Times to the Present DayLike every other object of human inquiry, Architecture may be studied from two distinct points of view. Either it may be regarded statically,...
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Peeps at Royal Palaces of Great BritainPeeps at Royal Palaces of Great BritainIf a palace be a royal residence, as the dictionary defines it, then nearly all the famous castles of England would come under that title, for the Norman and Plantagenet Kings were constantly moving from one stronghold to...
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Gothic ArchitectureGothic ArchitectureThe term Gothic, as applied to the architectural period dating from the middle of the twelfth to the end of the fifteenth century, is purely conventional. The expression is clearly misleading as indicating the architecture of the Goths or Visigoths; for these tribes...
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Design and TraditionDesign and Tradition - A short account of the principles and historic development of architecture and the applied artsIT may be urged with some reasonable basis of truth that much of the modern art work fails to attain the level of that of the...
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Natchez, Symbol of the Old SouthNatchez, Symbol of the Old SouthNatchez derives its name from the sun-worshiping Indian tribe, the Natchez, who were the original owners of the area on which the city is located. It is situated in Adams county, in the southwestern part of the state of...
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Italian Villas and Their GardensItalian Villas and Their GardensThough it is an exaggeration to say that there are no flowers in Italian gardens, yet to enjoy and appreciate the Italian garden-craft one must always bear in mind that it is independent of floriculture. The Italian garden does not...
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Japanese Homes and Their SurroundingsJapanese Homes and Their SurroundingsWithin twenty years there has gradually appeared in our country a variety of Japanese objects conspicuous for their novelty and beauty,lacquers, pottery and porcelain, forms in wood and metal, curious shaped boxes, quaint ivory carvings, fabrics in cloth and paper,...
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Colonial Homes in North CarolinaColonial Homes in North CarolinaThis booklet, planned for young student readers, discusses a group of colonial homes scattered over North Carolina, which remain and can be seen today. They begin in the early 18th century, for earlier homes have long since disappeared. The fate...
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Vitruvii De architectura libri decemVitruvii De architectura libri decemTranscribers Note: It would be wise to approach this book with a reference guide to Latin scribal abbreviations to hand. The Unicode characters used to render these are not supported by all fonts and may not display correctly. Additionally, there...
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The Mentor: Beautiful Buildings of the World, Serial no. 33The Mentor: Beautiful Buildings of the World, Serial no. 33Beauty in architecture is as difficult to define as beauty in nature. No single factor renders a building beautiful. Size and proportion, style and decoration, age and setting, all enter into account. And moreover there...
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Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition, No. 26, Dec., 1887Scientific American Architects and Builders Edition, No. 26, Dec., 1887Best in principle, workmanship, and materials. An unequalled small Motor adapted to all uses. When the Motor is not at work, the expense of running it ceases. Simple, Safe, Economical, Durable. No extra Insurance required....
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Mediaeval Church VaultingMediaeval Church VaultingThe student of Mediaeval architecture, especially of the Gothic era, finds perhaps its strongest appeal in the peculiar structural character which it possesses. Greek architecture, even at its best, strongly reflects a preceding art of building in wood. Roman architecture, when it...
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Early Renaissance Architecture in EnglandEarly Renaissance Architecture in England - A Historical & Descriptive Account of the Tudor, Elizabethan, & Jacobean Periods, 1500-1625It should, perhaps, be observed that although this book is entitled Early Renaissance Architecture in England, it deals with much the same period as that covered...
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The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesThe Early Norman Castles of the British Isles.Some portions of this book have already appeared in print. Of these, the most important is the catalogue raisonn of early Norman castles in England which will be found in Chapter VII., and which was originally published...
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How to judge architecture: a popular guide to the appreciation of buildingsHow to judge architecture: a popular guide to the appreciation of buildingsA POPULAR GUIDE TO THE APPRECIATION OF BUILDINGS By RUSSELL STURGIS, A.M., Ph.D. Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Member of The Architectural League of New York, The National Sculpture Society, The...
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