Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Boccaccio's Florence: Politics and People in His Life and WorkBest known as the author of the Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio is a key figure in Italian literature. In the mid-fourteenth century, however, Boccaccio was also deeply involved in the politics of Florence and the extent of his involvement steered and inspired his work as...
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Medieval Devil: A ReaderFrom his first appearances in scripture preventing Balaam from disobeying God's will to his supposed role presiding over cannibalistic orgies in the middle of the fifteenth century, the devil has been a dynamic force underlying European society. The personification of shifting fears and anxieties...
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Goya: A Portrait of the ArtistThe first major English-language biography of Francisco Goya y Lucientes, who ushered in the modern era The life of Francisco Goya (1746-1828) coincided with an age of transformation in Spanish history that brought upheavals in the country's politics and at the court which Goya...
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Iconography Beyond the Crossroads: Image, Meaning, and Method in Medieval ArtThis volume assesses how current approaches to iconology and iconography break new ground in understanding the signification and reception of medieval images, both in their own time and in the modern world.Framed by critical essays that apply explicitly historiographical and sociopolitical perspectives to key...
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The Highland Battles: Warfare on Scotland's Northern Frontier in the Early Middle AgesThe wars fought in Scotland's northern and western highlands between the ninth and fourteenth centuries were a key stage in the military history of the region, yet they have rarely been studied in-depth before. Out of this confused and turbulent period came the more...
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Becoming Human by DesignThe last in Tony Fry's celebrated trilogy of books continues his radical rethinking of design. Becoming Human by Design's provocative argument presents a revised reading of human 'evolution' centred on ontological design. Examining the relation of design to the nature of the human species...
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Weston Park: The House, the Families and the InfluenceConsidering its territorial and social influence and the superlative nature of its furnishings and collections, Weston Park is not as well known as one might expect. The house and contents, with its thousand acre landscape park, was gifted to the nation in 1986 by...
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Barn Club: A Tale of Forgotten ELM Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit"In today's ego-techno-centred world, Robert Somerville's . . . Barn Club approach is a way forward that utilizes local traditions, local materials, and local hands to create a built environment that is more harmonious with the natural world and of course more beautiful."--Jack A....
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Odious Praise: Rhetoric, Religion, and Social ThoughtThis book reveals a tradition of thought overlooked in our intellectual history but enormously influential even now: the tradition of odious praise. Distinct from more conventional rhetorical exercises, such as panegyric or the funeral oration, odious praise uses acclaim to censure or to critique....
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The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter: An Introduction and GuideBirmingham Jewellery Quarter is one of the most notable and best preserved areas of the city with its striking Victorian and 20th century buildings. This architectural survey describes the places and buildings, as well as the people and the industries in which they worked.Author:...
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Ihr Gott Kämpft Jeden Tag Für Sie: Krieg, Gewalt Und Religiöse Vorstellungen in Der Frühzeit Der Kreuzzüge (1095-1187)Handelte es sich bei den frühen Kreuzzügen nach den Ma stäben ihrer Zeit um besonders gewalttätige Kriege? Welche Rolle spielten religiöse Vorstellungen für die Praxis der Kriegführung und die historische Erinnerung? Bereits die frühesten Darstellungen des Ersten Kreuzzugs beinhalten nicht nur überaus drastische Darstellungen...
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Inferno: Italian-English Parallel TextA unique parallel edition of Dante's Inferno with Dante's Italian and Longfellow's celebrated poetic translation on facing pages."Dante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them. There is no third." - T. S. Eliot"Dante's poem is, for many, the greatest single work of Western...
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The Diagram as Paradigm: Cross-Cultural ApproachesThe Diagram as Paradigm explores medieval diagrams in Byzantium, the Islamicate world, and the Latin West. Case studies consider the theoretical dimensions of diagramming in historical disciplines ranging from philosophy to cosmology. Four introductory essays provide overviews of diagrammatic traditions of the regions explored...
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Cooking Greek, Becoming American: Forty Years at Seattle's Continental RestaurantWhen Taso G. Lagos began to memorialize his family's beloved Greek restaurant The Continental, he wrestled with 40 years of history and a clientele that stretched for generations. His family bought into the operation without a clue how to run an eatery, yet in...
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FRENCH CHATEAU adult coloring books buildings: fantasy coloring books for adultsThe sketches in this French chateau coloring book for adults are very detailed, giving you the perfect palette to create your own colorful masterpieces. Especially fantasy loving colorers will enjoy this magical chateau coloring book. The designs inside have a variety of difficulty levels,...
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Art in Dispute: Catholic Debates at the Time of Trent. with an Edition and Translation of Key DocumentsA re-examinination of the Catholic Church's response to Reformation-era iconoclasm by reconstructing debates about sacred images held in the fifteen years preceding the Council of Trent's image decree (1563). The volume contains editions and translations of the original texts.Author: Wietse De BoerPublisher: BrillPublished: 12/02/2021Pages:...
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Plattenbau Berlin: A Photographic Survey of Postwar Residential ArchitectureThis book takes a fresh look at Plattenbauten, the iconic residential buildings that Berliners love to hate; celebrating the beauty of their textural details and discovering a microcosm of twentieth-century urbanism in the story of their construction. Made from prefabricated concrete panels, Plattenbauten rose...
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The DiscipleAdrien Sixte is a reclusive intellectual known for his theories on psychological materialism. Sixte's orderly, self-enclosed world is violently interrupted when a desperate mother petitions his help and a judge summons him to a criminal trial. The young defendant, Robert Greslou-a student and self-styled...
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Our Troth: Heathen GodsOur Troth is the single most comprehensive book ever published on the religious traditions of Heathenry: the pre-Christian religions of the Germanic-speaking peoples, revitalized as a living tradition for today. The third edition has been completely revised and updated from the book's original edition...
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The Day the Lies BeganTWO COUPLES, FOUR IRONCLAD FRIENDSHIPS, THE PERFECT COASTAL HOLIDAY TOWN. It happened the day of the Moon Festival. It could have been left behind, they all could have moved on with their lives. But secrets have a habit of rising to the surface, especially...
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