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  • Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture by Hoffmann, Donald
    Donald Hoffmann

    Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture

    May be the best book on Wright ever written, with the exception of the master's own incomparable autobiography. -- New York Times Book ReviewDespite the vast literature about Frank Lloyd Wright, noted Wright scholar Donald Hoffmann contends that observations about Wright commonly fail to...
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  • Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern by Faibyshev, Dolly
    Dolly Faibyshev

    Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern

    178 stunning color and b/w photos present mid-century modern architecture clustered, perhaps in its highest concentration, in Palm Springs, California. The desert environment and Hollywood stars inspired architects of the day to creative heights, including Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams, William Krisel, Albert Frey,...
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  • The Five Orders Of Architecture by Vignola
    Vignola

    The Five Orders Of Architecture

    Author: VignolaISBN-10: 1024813568ISBN-13: 9781024813562Publisher: Hutson Street PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2025Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.38d
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  • A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening by Chambers, William
    William Chambers

    A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening

    "A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening" by William Chambers, first published in 1772, offers a fascinating glimpse into the 18th-century European fascination with Chinese and Oriental garden design. Sir William Chambers, a renowned architect, shares his interpretations and adaptations of Eastern aesthetics for the Western...
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  • Almaty: Architectural Guide by Schlager, Edda
    Edda Schlager

    Almaty: Architectural Guide

    For many centuries horse-riding peoples populated the steppes to the north of today's Almaty and the green hills to the south, but the city itself - formerly known as 'Alma-Ata' - is not even 180 years old. Almaty's initial development was closely linked to...
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  • Reading Gothic Architecture by Reeve, Matthew M.
    Matthew M. Reeve

    Reading Gothic Architecture

    The gothic style is now one of the supreme products of medieval and renaissance visual culture. Subject to multiple readings and (re)interpretations from c. 1500 to the present, gothic stands as one of two dominant languages of European historical architecture. This volume explores methods...
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  • The Architectural Network of the Van Neurenberg Family in the Low Countries, 1480-1640 by Van Tussenbroek, Gabri
    Gabri Van Tussenbroek

    The Architectural Network of the Van Neurenberg Family in the Low Countries, 1480-1640

    Stone traders initially based in the Meuse valley, the Van Neurenberg family expanded northwards to Nijmegen and Dordrecht from 1530 on, becoming an international trading company in the process. Their subsequent activities reflect the huge changes the Dutch building sector underwent during the 17th...
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  • More Toronto Sketches: The Way We Were by Filey, Mike
    Mike Filey

    More Toronto Sketches: The Way We Were

    These are collections of Mike Fileys best work from his popular and long-running Toronto Sun column, "The Way We Were."Author: Mike FileyISBN-10: 1550022016ISBN-13: 9781550022018Publisher: Dundurn PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1993Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d
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  • City of Play: An Architectural and Urban History of Recreation and Leisure by Arce, Rodrigo Pérez de
    Rodrigo Pérez de Arce

    City of Play: An Architectural and Urban History of Recreation and Leisure

    City of Play shows how play is built into the very fabric of the modern city. From playgrounds to theme parks, skittle alleys to swimming pools, to the countless uncontrolled spaces which the urban habitat affords - play is by no means just a...
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  • Future Cities: A Visual Guide by Dunn, Nick
    Nick Dunn

    Future Cities: A Visual Guide

    What might our cities look like in ten, twenty or fifty years? How may future cities face global challenges? Imagining the city of the future has long been an inspiration for many architects, artists and designers. This book examines how cities of the future...
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  • The Early Baroque Era: From the late 16th century to the 1660s by Price, Curtis
    Curtis Price

    The Early Baroque Era: From the late 16th century to the 1660s

    Author: Curtis PriceISBN-10: 1349112968ISBN-13: 9781349112968Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/09/1993Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.28lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.85d
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  • The Alhambra: Or The New Sketch Book (1832) by Irving, Washington
    Washington Irving

    The Alhambra: Or The New Sketch Book (1832)

    The Alhambra: Or The New Sketch Book is a collection of essays and stories written by American author Washington Irving and first published in 1832. The book is a travelogue and a collection of historical and cultural observations about Spain, particularly the Alhambra palace...
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  • Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France by Edwards, George Wharton
    George Wharton Edwards

    Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France

    Explore the lost architectural treasures of France in George Warton Edwards' "Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France." Journey through French history as you uncover the stories behind magnificent cathedrals, churches, and abbeys, many now lost to time or transformed beyond recognition. This meticulously prepared...
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  • Keith's Magazine, October 1917 by Keith's Corp
    Keith's Corp

    Keith's Magazine, October 1917

    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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  • From Castle to Teahouse; Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period by Kirby, John B.
    John B. Kirby

    From Castle to Teahouse; Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period

    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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  • Yale in New Haven: Architecture & Urbanism by Scully, Vincent, Jr.
    Vincent Jr. Scully

    Yale in New Haven: Architecture & Urbanism

    Author: Vincent Jr. Scully, Catherine Lynn, Eric VogtISBN-10: 0974956503ISBN-13: 9780974956503Publisher: Yale University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2004Pages: 406Format: PaperbackWeight: 4.93lbsSize: 13.95h x 9.07w x 1.56d
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  • Waves of Influence: Pacific Maritime Networks Connecting Mexico, Central America, and Northwestern South America by Beekman, Christopher S.
    Christopher S. Beekman

    Waves of Influence: Pacific Maritime Networks Connecting Mexico, Central America, and Northwestern South America

    The Pacific Coast of the Americas linked Pre-Columbian complex societies from Mexico to Peru, facilitating exploration, communication, and transportation in a way that terrestrial routes could not match. Yet West Mexico, the Isthmo-Colombian Area, and Ecuador, with their great stretches of coastline, were marginalized...
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  • Writing Architectural History: Evidence and Narrative in the Twenty-First Century by Collaborative, Aggregate Architectural H
    Aggregate Architectural H Collaborative

    Writing Architectural History: Evidence and Narrative in the Twenty-First Century

    Over the past two decades, scholarship in architectural history has transformed, moving away from design studio pedagogy and postmodern historicism to draw instead from trends in critical theory focusing on gender, race, the environment, and more recently global history, connecting to revisionist trends in...
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  • Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science by Kahn, Louis I.
    Louis I. Kahn

    Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science

    Philadelphia architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974) was one of the most influential American architects of the twentieth century. His work, widely recognized as a link between modern and classical traditions, is distinguished by its simple yet monumental design. In this book, Thomas Leslie shows...
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  • Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: Architecture, Landscape, Collections, Books, Food, Wine by Bowman, Leslie Greene
    Leslie Greene Bowman

    Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: Architecture, Landscape, Collections, Books, Food, Wine

    This visually stunning volume explores Monticello, both house and plantation, with texts that present a current assessment of Jefferson's cultural contributions to his noteworthy home and the fledgling country. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third president of the United States, designed his Virginia residence with innovations...
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  • Dairy Queens: The Politics of Pastoral Architecture from Catherine De' Medici to Marie-Antoinette by Martin, Meredith
    Meredith Martin

    Dairy Queens: The Politics of Pastoral Architecture from Catherine De' Medici to Marie-Antoinette

    In a lively narrative that spans more than two centuries, Meredith Martin tells the story of a royal and aristocratic building type that has been largely forgotten today: the pleasure dairy of early modern France. These garden structures--most famously the faux-rustic, white marble dairy...
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  • Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture by Crinson, Mark
    Mark Crinson

    Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture

    The colonial architecture of the nineteenth century has much to tell us of the history of colonialism and cultural exchange. Yet, these buildings can be read in many ways. Do they stand as witnesses to the rapacity and self-delusion of empire? Are they monuments...
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  • The Early Baroque Era: From the Late 16th Century to the 1660s by Price, Curtis
    Curtis Price

    The Early Baroque Era: From the Late 16th Century to the 1660s

    Author: Curtis PriceISBN-10: 0333516001ISBN-13: 9780333516003Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/1993Pages: 399Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
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  • A Short History of British Architecture: From Stonehenge to the Shard by Jenkins, Simon
    Simon Jenkins

    A Short History of British Architecture: From Stonehenge to the Shard

    The story of Britain is revealed through its buildings, and yet the language of architecture is a mystery to all but a few. In this enlightening history, spanning castles and cathedrals to factories and railway stations, Jenkins translates the hidden narratives infused in the...
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  • Concrete Colonialism: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Us Imperial Project in the Philippines by Martinez, Diana Jean S.
    Diana Jean S. Martinez

    Concrete Colonialism: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Us Imperial Project in the Philippines

    During US colonial rule in the Philippines, reinforced concrete was used to the near exclusion of all other building materials. In Concrete Colonialism, Diana Jean S. Martinez examines the motivations for and lasting effects of this forgotten colonial policy. Arguing that the pervasive use...
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  • Another Modernism: Home Economics and the Design of Domestic Space in the Us, 1900-1960 by Myjak-Pycia, Anna
    Anna Myjak-Pycia

    Another Modernism: Home Economics and the Design of Domestic Space in the Us, 1900-1960

    Filling an important gap in design history, Another Modernism examines how domestic space was conceived by the US home economics movement in the first half of the 20th century. In doing so, it tells the story of how home economists-mainly women-developed design that challenged...
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  • Flexibility and Design: Learning from the School Construction Systems Development (Scsd) Project by Lee, Joshua D.
    Joshua D. Lee

    Flexibility and Design: Learning from the School Construction Systems Development (Scsd) Project

    This book questions flexibility as a design approach by providing a longitudinal analysis of an innovative architectural experiment called the School Construction Systems Development (SCSD) project. The SCSD pioneered the use of performance specifications to create an open, prefabricated, and integrated system of building...
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  • Vittorio Gregotti. Architect of the Modern Project by Ciccarelli, Lorenzo
    Lorenzo Ciccarelli

    Vittorio Gregotti. Architect of the Modern Project

    This is not only a book about Vittorio Gregotti's projects and works, but rather a historical-critical analysis of his peculiar figure. Like a few others, Gregotti embodied the model of the architect-intellectual that characterised post-war Italian design culture. Editor of leading magazines, author of...
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  • The Parthenon at Athens, Greece and at Nashville, Tennessee by Wilson, Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin Wilson

    The Parthenon at Athens, Greece and at Nashville, Tennessee

    Explore the architectural marvel of "The Parthenon at Athens, Greece and at Nashville, Tennessee" by Benjamin Franklin Wilson, III. This meticulously researched work delves into the history and significance of the Parthenon, both the iconic original in Athens and its remarkable replica in Nashville....
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  • The Farmer His Own Builder: a Guide and Reference Book for the Construction of Dwellings, Barns and Other Farm Buildings, Together With Their Util by Roberts, H. Armstrong (Howard Armstro
    H. Armstrong (Howard Armstro Roberts

    The Farmer His Own Builder: a Guide and Reference Book for the Construction of Dwellings, Barns and Other Farm Buildings, Together With Their Util

    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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  • Parish Churches of Greater London: A Guide by Hodges, Michael
    Michael Hodges

    Parish Churches of Greater London: A Guide

    A fully illustrated guide to the Anglican and Roman Catholic parish churches of Greater London, describing their historical and architectural significance.Author: Michael HodgesISBN-10: 0946694087ISBN-13: 9780946694082Publisher: Lutterworth PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2017Pages: 452Format: Paperback
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  • Monumental Matters: The Power, Subjectivity, and Space of India's Mughal Architecture by Kavuri-Bauer, Santhi
    Santhi Kavuri-Bauer

    Monumental Matters: The Power, Subjectivity, and Space of India's Mughal Architecture

    Built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, India's Mughal monuments-including majestic forts, mosques, palaces, and tombs, such as the Taj Mahal-are world renowned for their grandeur and association with the Mughals, the powerful Islamic empire that once ruled most of the subcontinent. In Monumental...
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  • The Evolution of Designs: Biological Analogy in Architecture and the Applied Arts by Steadman, Philip
    Philip Steadman

    The Evolution of Designs: Biological Analogy in Architecture and the Applied Arts

    The Evolution of Designs tells the history of the many analogies that have been made, since the end of the eighteenth century, between the evolution of organisms and the human production of artefacts - especially buildings. Author: Philip SteadmanISBN-10: 0415447526ISBN-13: 9780415447522Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2008Pages:...
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  • Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church Of Wells - A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy
    Percy Dearmer

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church Of Wells - A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church Of Wells: A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature....
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  • Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church Of Lichfield - A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Clifton, A. B.
    A. B. Clifton

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church Of Lichfield - A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church Of Lichfield: A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature....
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  • Halsey Ricardo: A Life in Arts and Crafts by Bertram, Mark
    Mark Bertram

    Halsey Ricardo: A Life in Arts and Crafts

    English architect and designer Halsey Ricardo (1854-1928) was a champion of craftsmanship and the Arts & Crafts movement as well as an influential thinker and teacher. Mark Bertram's engaging illustrated biography, which draws on previously unpublished correspondence, is the first book to place Ricardo's...
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  • Indian Architecture, Its Psychology, Structure, And History From The First Muhannadan Invasion To The Present Day by Binfield Havell, Ernest
    Ernest Binfield Havell

    Indian Architecture, Its Psychology, Structure, And History From The First Muhannadan Invasion To The Present Day

    Indian Architecture, Its Psychology, Structure, And History From The First Muhannadan Invasion To The Present Day has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the...
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  • Turrets, Towers, and Temples: The great buildings of the world, as seen and described by famous writers by Singleton, Esther
    Esther Singleton

    Turrets, Towers, and Temples: The great buildings of the world, as seen and described by famous writers

    Turrets, Towers, and Temples - The great buildings of the world, as seen and described by famous writers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science,...
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  • Billingshurst's Heritage: An Historical Miscellany of a West Sussex Village by Lawes, Geoffrey
    Geoffrey Lawes

    Billingshurst's Heritage: An Historical Miscellany of a West Sussex Village

    "The spot may have beauty, grandeur, salubrity, convenience, but if it lacks memories it will ultimately pall on him who settles there" (Thomas Hardy). The past always informs the present! This Revised Edition, combining the two earlier volumes of 'Billingshurst's Heritage', seeks to recall...
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  • Beekeeping in Victorian Nottinghamshire 1837 - 1901 by Ching, Stuart John
    Stuart John Ching

    Beekeeping in Victorian Nottinghamshire 1837 - 1901

    Author: Stuart John ChingISBN-10: 1912271230ISBN-13: 9781912271238Publisher: Northern Bee BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2018Pages: 282Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.59d
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  • The English Parish Church by Cox, J. Charles
    J. Charles Cox

    The English Parish Church

    Originally published in 1914, The English Parish Church is a thorough and illuminating survey of nine centuries of ecclesiastical architecture. Accompanied by illustrations and photographs, J Charles Cox considers the styles and materials that have been used throughout history. From the development of basic...
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  • A Short History of the World and Russia in the Shadows by Wells, H. G.
    H. G. Wells

    A Short History of the World and Russia in the Shadows

    The largely self-educated H. G. Wells was a man of wide interests and considerable intellect, which he employs in "A Short History of the World". This edition contains all 208 original illustrations, and in addition Wells' reflections on his first two visits to the...
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  • London Vanished and Vanishing - Painted and Described by Norman, Philip
    Philip Norman

    London Vanished and Vanishing - Painted and Described

    Originally published in 1905, this work contains a wealth of information on various aspects of the history of London and its buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the author takes the reader on a tour of the buildings that began to vanish from the city at the...
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  • Oriental Interiors: Design, Identity, Space by Potvin, John
    John Potvin

    Oriental Interiors: Design, Identity, Space

    Since the publication of Edward Said's groundbreaking work Orientalism35 years ago, numerous studies have explored the West's fraught and enduring fascination with the so-called Orient. Focusing their critical attention on the literary and pictorial arts, these studies have, to date, largely neglected the world...
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  • Tynemouth Priory A.D. 629-1539 by Reed, Lloyd G.
    Lloyd G. Reed

    Tynemouth Priory A.D. 629-1539

    This is not a religious book, but a book about a once very important site. In Part One read about the History of Tynemouth Priory: Was Tynemouth originally a Mixed Monastery? Which Kings were buried in the Priory. The attacks by the Vikings and...
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  • Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed by Tschen-Emmons, James
    James Tschen-Emmons

    Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed

    Through the use of images, diagrams, and detailed descriptions, this book enables readers to appreciate how the construction, design, and function of famous structures inform our understanding of societies of the past. Buildings and Landmarks of Medieval Europe: The Middle Ages Revealed makes use...
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  • A History of Royal Arch Masonry Part Three by Turnbull, Everett R.
    Everett R. Turnbull

    A History of Royal Arch Masonry Part Three

    ""A History of Royal Arch Masonry V3"" is a comprehensive book written by Everett R. Turnbull that explores the origins and development of Royal Arch Masonry. The book is the third volume in a series and covers the period from 1800 to the present...
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  • Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe: Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, C. 1790-1840 by Bouwers, E.
    E. Bouwers

    Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe: Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, C. 1790-1840

    The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood...
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  • The American Architect And Building News; Volume 78 by Anonymous
    Anonymous

    The American Architect And Building News; Volume 78

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...
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  • The American Architect And Building News, Volume 87, Part 1 by Anonymous
    Anonymous

    The American Architect And Building News, Volume 87, Part 1

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...
    $18.75
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