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Shinkenchiku March 2022 Special Issue: Feature: Japan National StadiumThe Japan National Stadium was completed at the end of November 2019. The new stadium connects to the surrounding environment through its abundant use of wood, building height reduced to a minimum, and intermediate spaces created by eaves and engawa, despite being a massive...
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Richard Kilvington Talks to Thomas Bradwardine about Future Contingents, Free Will, and Predestination: A Critical Edition of Question 4 from QuaestioRichard Kilvington (ca. 1302-1361) was one of the most original and influential thinkers among the Oxford Calculators. His impact on late medieval philosophy and theology remains unquestionable. His physical, logical, and ethical solutions were extensively debated and referred to, paving the way for new...
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A Companion to ChivalryA comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric culture. Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. More than just a code of ethical behaviour, it shaped...
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Al-Maqrīzī's Al-Ḫabar ʿan Al-Basar: Vol. V, Section 4: Persia and Its Kings, Part IIAl-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʿan al-basar was completed in 1441. This volume, edited by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, covers the history of the Sasanian period and the conquest. It also includes the complete text of ʿAhd Ardasīr, here translated for the first time into English.Author: Jaakko Hämeen-AnttilaPublisher: BrillPublished:...
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Influences from Japan in Danish Artand DesignAuthor: Mirjam Gelfer-JrgensenPublisher: Danish Architectural PressPublished: 01/01/2013Pages: 422Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 5.20lbsSize: 11.00h x 10.10w x 1.60dISBN: 9788774074151
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Walls - Challenges of a City: The Case of BaghdadFor almost 30 years, the face of Baghdad has been littered with military control, and thus, it has affected the city intensely. Constant wars left behind blank, concrete walls (T-Walls), surrounding communities and isolating neighborhoods. The T-Walls were implemented by the US-led Multinational Forces...
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Historic Catholic Churches of Central and Southern New Mexico / CaseboundIn this second collection, the photographer/author has continued his long-term mission to photograph the captivating and evocative historic Catholic churches of the state of New Mexico. The mission became a journey that covered the highways, back roads, and trails of the state, from north...
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Leonís. Vida de Una Mujer / Leonis. the Life of a WomanUNA HISTORIA DE ESPAÑA COMO NUNCA SE HA CONTADO EL ORLANDO ESPAÑOL, POR EL GANADOR DEL PREMIO NACIONAL DE LA CRÍTICA Y EL PREMIO OJO CRÍTICO «Leonís confirma que no hay nadie como él en nuestra literatura . -Eduardo Lago «Simplemente, un genio ....
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Empress: The Secret History of Anna KIn 2016, construction workers in Istanbul made a remarkable discovery. Sealed in a lead pot twelve feet underground was a lost manuscript by the Byzantine princess and historian Anna Komnene-an intimate account of the royals who held sway in Constantinople in the High Middle...
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The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashkenazic Jews in Eastern Europe: Volume 8A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This book uncovers cultural traces of the ancient Jewry of Eastern Europe from the 10th to 15th centuries. These traces...
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I, Like Many ThingsI, Like Many Things mobilizes diverse narratives in a meditation on the nooks and crannies of pandemic life starting at home. Contributions by people from across many geographies and fields make inquiries about alternative domesticities, virtualities, ecologies and collectivities that unfold from everyday practices...
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DraculaFledgling English lawyer Jonathan Harker treks into the Carpathian Mountains to complete a real estate transaction--despite the frightening warnings of the horrible dangers that await him. Harker's client is the ancient Count Dracula, who lives in a sumptuously furnished castle--one strangely devoid of mirrors....
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Shipping Container Homes: A Guide to Planning, Designing, and Building a Container HomeSHIPPING CONTAINER HOMESIn the world of modern architecture, you may come across the word "cargotecture." This is a word created to describe the increasingly popular sub-form of architecture where shipping containers are used to create houses. The "cargo" prefix comes from a shipping container's...
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Violent Victorian Medievalismmedievalism, n. 'the reception, interpretation or recreation of the European Middle Ages in post-medieval cultures' Louise D'Arcens, 2016 A fascination with the Middle Ages shaped public life in the nineteenth century - and in exchange, it reshaped the Middle Ages into a form still...
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From Indus to Independence: A Trek Through Indian History Volume IX: Har Har Mahadev: The Maratha DominanceThis is the ninth volume of the series on Indian history with the generic title, From Indus to Independence: A Trek through Indian History and provides a historic narrative of the rise, decline and eventual fall of the great Maratha Empire through the 17th...
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Theorie der Gartenkunst. Zweyter Band.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Designing Cultures of CareDesigning Cultures of Care brings together an international selection of design researchers who, through a variety of design approaches, explore the ways in which design intersects with cultures of care. Unique in its focus and disciplinary diversity, this edited volume of essays develops an...
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Η ΒΙΒΛΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΨΗΣΙΜΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΜAuthor: Δάφνη Π Publisher: Not AvailPublished: 01/10/2023Pages: 270Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57dISBN: 9781805426608Language: Greek, Modern (after 1453)This title is not returnable
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ΤΟ ΕΥΚΟΛΟ ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΔΙΑΙΤΑΣ ΧΑΜ&#Author: Κυριακ^Publisher: Not AvailPublished: 01/11/2023Pages: 284Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9781805426677Language: Greek, Modern (after 1453)This title is not returnable
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Child in the City: Planning Communities for Children and their FamiliesAuthor: Kristin N. AgnelloPublisher: BlurbPublished: 01/09/2023Pages: 180Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.47dISBN: 9781989985014
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