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The Life of St. LouisThis 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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Haute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without WallsHaute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without Walls by Anneke van Waesberghe is so much more than a book about tented green building architecture. The book is part design manifesto, part personal diary, and part manual for future sustainable living. One in which...
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Living in China: A Modern History of Family Residence from 1949Since the founding of modern China in 1949 up until the present, the national housing system has changed drastically. Originally, the PRC adopted a socialist residence system, confiscating private housing and allocating houses and properties through government bodies. This arguably peaked during the collectivisation...
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The Women Who Professionalized Interior DesignThe Women Who Professionalized Interior Design explores the history of interior decorating and design from the late nineteenth century to the present, highlighting the careers and contributions of significant American female interior designers who were instrumental in the creation of the field of residential...
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Defining Nature's Limits: The Roman Inquisition and the Boundaries of ScienceA look at the history of censorship, science, and magic from the Middle Ages to the post-Reformation era. Neil Tarrant challenges conventional thinking by looking at the longer history of censorship, considering a five-hundred-year continuity of goals and methods stretching from the late eleventh...
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Anne of BohemiaThis volume examines the life of Anne of Bohemia, the first queen of Richard II (1377-1399), and situates her within the context of medieval queenship by arguing that Anne ably fulfilled the political role of the queen consort through her intercession, patronage, and piety....
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Cómo Visitar Un Museo de Arte: Y Convertir Su Visita En Una Experiencia GratificanteAuthor: Johan IdemaPublisher: Editorial GgPublished: 10/01/2016Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9788425229367Language: SpanishAbout the AuthorJohan Idema (1973), formado en gestión cultural en la Technische Universiteit Delft y la New York University, es consultor, autor y promotor. Su extensa trayectoria como consultor cultural lo ha llevado a...
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the CrusadesNine hundred years ago, at a church council in Clermont, Pope Urban II delivered an impassioned sermon, calling upon Frankish knights to vow to march to the East to free Christians from the yoke of Islamic rule and to liberate the tomb of Christ,...
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Remember the Hand: Manuscription in Early Medieval IberiaRemember the Hand studies a body of articulate manuscript books from the Christian monasteries of northern Iberia in the tenth and eleventh centuries. These exceptional, richly illuminated codices have in common an urgent sense of scribal presence--scribes name themselves, describe themselves, even paint their...
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East Meets East: William Lim: Contemporary Asian DesignDrawing on the work of artist and architect William Lim, this book offers a new, enlightened perspective on what Asian design means today. Exploring design works ranging from furniture and temporary art installations to interior design and architecture by CL3, founded by William Lim,...
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Imagining: The Choreography of Land Architecture- Showcases the preliminary designs of a host of architectural projects - Features proposed drawings and detailed illustrations of unbuilt works - Provides an insight into the design process and collaborative work with clients and ideas behind entries for global architectural competitions This beautifully...
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The Kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons: The Wars of King Alfred 865-899In this compelling military and political history of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Paul Hill explores England's birth amidst the devastation and fury of the Danish invasions of the ninth century. He provides insight into the English response to the new challenges of warfare in these...
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El Color del Imperio / The Color of the EmpireTras El mapa del fin del mundo, Ignasi Serrahima nos lleva en una fascinante aventura a través de una época convulsa y un oficio desconocido para muchos, revelándonos que hay personas que no se rinden hasta hacer realidad sus sueños. «Mi nombre es Alamanda,...
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Resilience in Concrete: The Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio BuildingThis book presents a privileged insight into the design and construction of the award-winning Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building through a series of interviews with the main professionals responsible for its conception, design and construction: the lead architects Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Raymond Fort-Brescia and...
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Revelations of Byzantium: The Monasteries and Painted Churches of Northern MoldaviaThe monasteries and painted churches of Moldavia stand today as a testament to the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of the Romanian people. These monuments, unique in the world, reflect a cultural legacy inherited from Byzantium and the Roman Empire. After the fall of...
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Blood and Bone: An Anthology of Body Horror by Women and Non-Binary WritersSince the earliest creation myths, womens' bodies have been a site of conflict, venerated and feared in equal measure. In this collection, talented female and non-binary writers let rip with twenty-two powerful, visceral body horror stories that explore, celebrate and dissect (sometimes literally) femininity...
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Forging Architectural Tradition: National Narratives, Monument Preservation and Architectural Work in the Nineteenth CenturyDuring the nineteenth century, a change developed in the way architectural objects from the distant past were viewed by contemporaries. Such edifices, be they churches, castles, chapels or various other buildings, were not only admired for their aesthetic values, but also for the role...
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Zeus the Mighty: The Epic Escape from the Underworld (Book 4)Zeus the hamster and his team of "Olympians," the other animals at Mount Olympus Pet Center in Athens, Georgia, journey into the Underworld, where a multiheaded beast stands guard.Author: Crispin BoyerPublisher: Under the StarsPublished: 03/01/2022Pages: 208Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.58h x 5.90w x...
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Arthur of the French: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval French and Occitan LiteratureThis major reference work is the fourth volume in the series Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages. Principally focused on the production, dissemination, and evolution of Arthurian material from the twelfth to fifth centuries, this volume covers writing in both verse and prose, and...
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Shiva's Waterfront Temples: Architects and Their Audiences in Medieval IndiaThis handsomely illustrated volume explores the medieval Deccani temple complexes at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, with careful attention to their makers. The vibrant red sandstone temples of India's Deccan Plateau, such as the Pattadakal temple cluster, have attracted visitors since the...
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