Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Paris in the Middle AgesParis in the Middle Ages was home to royalty, mountebanks, Knights Templar, merchants, prostitutes, and canons. Bursting outward from the encompassing wall, it was Europe's largest, most cosmopolitan city. Simone Roux chronicles the lives of Parisians over the course of a dozen generations as...
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 4: The Period of the Witch TrialsEach volume in the series Witchcraft and Magic in Europe combines the traditional approaches of political, legal, and social historians with a critical synthesis of cultural anthropology, historical psychology, and gender studies. The series, complete in six volumes, provides a modern, scholarly survey of...
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The Medieval GardenAs well as food and medicine, the medieval garden provided pleasure, repose and refreshment to the senses. From detailed manuscript descriptions and illustrations, Sylvia Landsberg builds up a picture of the various styles of garden from the small enclosed herber with plant borders, turf...
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The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in HistoryThe Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting...
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Barns of New York: Rural Architecture of the Empire StateBarns of New York explores and celebrates the agricultural and architectural diversity of the Empire State--from Long Island to Lake Erie, the Southern Tier to the North Country--providing a unique compendium of the vernacular architecture of rural New York. Through descriptions of the appearance...
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All the Buildings in London: That I've Drawn So FarThe follow-up to the hugely popular All the Buildings in New York, this is a charmingly illustrated journey through London, one building at a time. All the Buildings in London is a love letter to London, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming...
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Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, ArchitectureWith an engaging text by renowned Michelangelo scholar William E. Wallace, Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture brings together in one exquisite volume the powerful sculptures, the awe-inspiring paintings, and the classical architectural works of one of the greatest artists of all time. Including...
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The Future Architect's Tool KitChildren with dreams of designing buildings will discover how architects actually work in this workbook, which builds on the concepts introduced in The Future Architect's Handbook. It walks readers through the drawings created by Aaron, a young architect building his own home. Going a...
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The Tube: Station to Station on the London UndergroundThis title looks at London's tube stations, among the city's most distinctive and iconic buildings.Author: Oliver GreenPublisher: Shire PublicationsPublished: 10/23/2012Pages: 120Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.70w x 0.70dISBN: 9780747812272This title is only available via back order
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Breaking Ground: Architecture by WomenA ground-breaking visual survey of architecture designed by women from the early twentieth century to the present day'Would they still call me a diva if I were a man?' asked Zaha Hadid, challenging as she did so more than a century of stereotypes about...
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The Aubin Academy Revit Architecture: 2016 and beyondThe Aubin Academy Revit Architecture combines a straightforward, reader-friendly style with detailed project-focused exercises that encourage you to learn by doing. Readers will gain practical, firsthand experience with the powerful and popular Autodesk(R) Revit(R) Architecture software; purpose-built for Building Information Modeling (BIM), which industry...
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King Midas: The Golden TouchKing Midas is a proud and foolish king who loves gold above all else. In return for helping him one day, a satyr grants the king his dearest wish -- all that he touches will turn to gold. For a time, the king enjoys...
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IsaeusThough he occupies a firm place in the canon of the ten Attic orators, Isaeus seems not to have been an Athenian, but a metic, being a native of Chalcis in Euboea. From passages in his work he is inferred to have lived from...
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Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the RenaissanceJohn Riddle uncovers the obscure history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the seventeenth century with forays into Victorian England--a topic that until now has evaded the pens of able historians. Riddle's thesis is, quite simply, that the ancient world did indeed...
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The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of ChinaJust over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly half of all humankind. In this concise history, we learn why the inventiveness of this era has been favorably...
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Through the Crystal Ball of the Chancellor's Residence: North Carolina State University 1928-2012Through the Crystal Ball of the Chancellor's Residence brings you inside the original 1928 Chancellor's Residence at 1803 Hillsborough Street to share the vision and the family life of each of the university's leaders, from President Brooks to Chancellor Woodson. Just as the glass...
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The Hidden OracleHow do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old...
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The Path of Truth and Courage: The Wisdom of Sir John HolcombeKnight, Crusader and Benevolent Lord of DorchesterAuthor: J. Arthur HolcombePublisher: iUniversePublished: 12/01/2001Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.24w x 0.32dISBN: 9780595210886This title is not returnable
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Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award WinnerA 1974 Caldecott Honor Book Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay's imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for budding architects. Cathedral's numerous awards...
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Classical Greece and the Birth of Western ArtWhat was the "Classical Revolution" in Greek art? What were its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact? This book introduces students to these questions and offers some answers to them. Andrew Stewart examines Greek architecture, painting, and sculpture of the fifth and fourth centuries BC...
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