Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and The Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story...
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Mind Comic Book - 6 Panel,7"x10", 80 Pages, Make Your Own Comic BooksFor creating your own drawing comics, this is blank comic book offering 80 pages, each page with 6 borders panels. Large panels are designed to have a perfect space to put all creativity ideas into. Enjoy so much fun creating yours or buying as...
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How to Build Shipping Container Homes With PlansTABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: ADVANTAGES OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: DISADVANTAGES OF SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: CONTAINER SIZES AND SPECIFICATIONS: NEW OR USED CONTAINER: PERMITS AND REGULATIONS: CHAPTER TWO FOUNDATION FOR SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES: SITE CONDITIONS: CLIMATE: MARKET FACTORS: BUILDING...
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Where Three Worlds Met: Sicily in the Early Medieval MediterraneanIn Where Three Worlds Met, Sarah Davis-Secord investigates Sicily's place within the religious, diplomatic, military, commercial, and intellectual networks of the Mediterranean by tracing the patterns of travel, trade, and communication among Christians (Latin and Greek), Muslims, and Jews. By looking at the island...
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The Great Betrayal: The Great Siege of ConstantinopleAn engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital city of the Byzantine...
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Form and Structure in Interior ArchitectureForm and Structure in Interior Architecture examines the basic ideas that underpin the design of interior space: From the establishment of a relationship between the existing building and the new components that inhabit it, to the design and positioning of significant elements within the...
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Building the British Atlantic World: Spaces, Places, and Material Culture, 1600-1850Spanning the North Atlantic rim from Canada to Scotland, and from the Caribbean to the coast of West Africa, the British Atlantic world is deeply interconnected across its regions. In this groundbreaking study, thirteen leading scholars explore the idea of transatlanticism--or a shared "Atlantic...
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Jheronimus Bosch: The Road to Heaven and HellIn his illuminating and always original text, Gary Schwartz, an art historian with an abiding interest in the cultural context of art and its reception, provides concise interpretations of every work, including commentary on many of the most extraordinary details for which Bosch is...
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Short History of the Italian RenaissanceAward-winning lecturer Kenneth R. Bartlett applies his decades of experience teaching the Italian Renaissance to this beautifully illustrated overview. In his introductory Note to the Reader, Bartlett first explains why he chose Jacob Burckhardt's classic narrative to guide students through the complex history of...
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A Place Beyond CourageTHE NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR!The best writer of medieval fiction currently around.--Historical Novels ReviewSometimes Keeping Your Honor Means Breaking Your WordIn England, the Middle Ages are a time for ambitious men to prosper. Before he becomes the father of William...
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The Rise and Fall of the Danish EmpireThis book examines the Danish Empire, which for over four hundred years stretched from Northern Norway to Hamburg and was feared by small German principalities to the South. Evolving over time, it has included most of Scandinavia and the North Atlantic, has shifted from...
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A Pilgrim's Heart"Only the strength of the heart can govern one's fate."Tibet 1285. Nordun is ready to forgive her uncle for his sins, despite knowing he murdered her mother long ago. But her family is set on revenge- they've ordered Karma, the man Nordun is falling...
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Become Death: A ThrillerHis greatest challenge. His final fight.In the aftermath of Critical Strike, Adrian Hell's world was turned upside-down when he came face-to-face with someone he had long thought to be dead, forcing him to question everything he's ever believed.The effect this revelation has on him...
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Unmasking of Our Interiors: A Queer Incubator of Courage, Resilience and Interior Design LeadershipA memoir of survival, rebellion, and tenacity, this narrative follows the author's incredible life journey, from survivor and outcast to mentor, ground-breaker, and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Born a preemie and raised in disfunction and poverty on Toronto's Skid Row, he was deemed a...
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Verity VanishesWhen Verity Hudson goes missing, Peddyr Quirk - with assistance from his effervescent wife Connie - investigates a strange new case which unfolds in an unsavoury part of town. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the only ones looking for Verity.A freelance...
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Hiti Pranali (हिति प्रणाली): इतिहास वëहिति प्रणाली काठमाडौं उपत्यकाको मौलिक पानी व्यवस्थापन प्रणाली, यसको वास्तुशिल्प, उपादेयता र चुनौतीहरुमाथि मन्थन गरिएको विश्लेषणात्मक पुस्तक हो । हितिको जगेर्नामा लामो समय देखि संलग्न पद्मसुन्दर जोशीको यो नेपालीमा प्रकाशित पहिलो पुस्तक हो ।Author: Padma Sunder JoshiPublisher: Publication NepalayaPublished: 07/05/2022Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize:...
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Byzantium in the Czech Lands (4th-16th Centuries): Historical and Art Historical PerspectivesThis book offers the first comprehensive study of Byzantine influence on the art and iconography of East Central Europe. Petr Balcárek focuses on the Byzantine cultural and religious legacy in the Czech lands, thereby bringing to light rarely seen images and presenting fresh hypotheses...
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Nemesis: The Jouvenelian vs. the Liberal Model of Human OrdersExamining history through the lens of Bertrand de Jouvenel's "high-low vs. middle" mechanism, C. A. Bond shows that liberalism-far from a force for decentralization and peace-results rather in hyper-centralization and chronic conflict. Ranging over such phenomena as Athenian democracy, radical Islam, Black Lives Matter,...
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Event Design Yearbook 2022 / 2023- Around 45 international events: real, hybrid, virtual, immersive After over two years of COVID-19, there is now a bright light at the end of the tunnel: most events can take place again. New formats and digital approaches have become established and professionalized and...
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Natural Light in Medieval ChurchesInside Christian churches, natural light has long been harnessed to underscore theological, symbolic, and ideological statements. In this volume, twenty-four international scholars with various specialties explore how the study of sunlight can reveal essential aspects of the design, decoration, and function of medieval sacred...
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