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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Twelve Essays

de Fu Xinian ...

Traducido por Alexandra Harrer ...

Series series The Princeton-China Series
A groundbreaking book by one of the world's leading historians of Chinese architectureTranslated by Alexandra Harrer.Fu Xinian is considered by many to be the world's leading historian of Chinese architecture. He is an expert on every type of Chinese architecture from every period through the nineteenth century, and his work is at the cutting edge of the field. Traditional Chinese Architecture ... Leer más

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A groundbreaking book by one of the world's leading historians of Chinese architectureTranslated by Alexandra Harrer.Fu Xinian is considered by many to be the world's leading historian of Chinese architecture. He is an expert on every type of Chinese architecture from every period through the nineteenth century, and his work is at the cutting edge of the field. Traditional Chinese Architecture
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The Bright Ages

A New History of Medieval Europe

de Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry ...

"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come….The Bright Ages is a rare thing—a nuanced historical work that almost anyone can enjoy reading.”—Slate"Incandescent and ultimately intoxicating." —The Boston GlobeA lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come….The Bright Ages is a rare thing—a nuanced historical work that almost anyone can enjoy reading.”—Slate"Incandescent and ultimately intoxicating." —The Boston GlobeA lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common
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Wizerunki książąt i królów polskich

de Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

Zobrazowanie królów i książąt polskich przez wybitnego pisarza, Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego. Praca oparta na źródłach pisanych, ikonografii i sfragistyce, stąd utrzymywano, że przedstawione w niej wizerunki władców należą do prawdziwych i autentycznych. ... Leer más

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Zobrazowanie królów i książąt polskich przez wybitnego pisarza, Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego. Praca oparta na źródłach pisanych, ikonografii i sfragistyce, stąd utrzymywano, że przedstawione w niej wizerunki władców należą do prawdziwych i autentycznych.
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The Power and the Glory

Life in the English Country House Before the Great War

de Adrian Tinniswood ...

A spirited history of the English country house in its golden ageFor generations, the great palaces of Britain were home to living histories, noble families that had reigned for centuries. But by the end of the nineteenth century, members of elite society found themselves, for the first time, in the company of arrivistes. Their new neighbors—from chorus girls to millionaire greengrocers to guano ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

A spirited history of the English country house in its golden ageFor generations, the great palaces of Britain were home to living histories, noble families that had reigned for centuries. But by the end of the nineteenth century, members of elite society found themselves, for the first time, in the company of arrivistes. Their new neighbors—from chorus girls to millionaire greengrocers to guano
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Stach z Konar

de Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

Stach z Konar: Powieść historyczna z czasów Kazimierza Sprawiedliwego – powieść historyczna Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego wydana po raz pierwszy w 1878 roku, należąca do cyklu Dzieje Polski.Akcja toczy się w okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego Polski, a dokładnie w latach 1177-1194. Trwa rywalizacja pomiędzy dwoma synami Krzywoustego - starszym księciem Mieszkiem oraz Kazimierzem. Mieszko rządzi ... Leer más

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Stach z Konar: Powieść historyczna z czasów Kazimierza Sprawiedliwego – powieść historyczna Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego wydana po raz pierwszy w 1878 roku, należąca do cyklu Dzieje Polski.Akcja toczy się w okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego Polski, a dokładnie w latach 1177-1194. Trwa rywalizacja pomiędzy dwoma synami Krzywoustego - starszym księciem Mieszkiem oraz Kazimierzem. Mieszko rządzi
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Modern Architecture

Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930

de Frank Lloyd Wright ...

Frank Lloyd Wright's classic account of his vision for an organic architecture—in a beautifully designed new editionModern Architecture is a landmark text—the first book in which America's greatest architect put forth the principles of a fundamentally new, organic architecture that would reject the trappings of historical styles while avoiding the geometric abstraction of the machine aesthetic ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Frank Lloyd Wright's classic account of his vision for an organic architecture—in a beautifully designed new editionModern Architecture is a landmark text—the first book in which America's greatest architect put forth the principles of a fundamentally new, organic architecture that would reject the trappings of historical styles while avoiding the geometric abstraction of the machine aesthetic
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The Fires of Vesuvius

Pompeii Lost and Found

de Mary Beard ...

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history, from the sixth century BCE to the present day.Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman Empire. But the eruptions are only part of ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history, from the sixth century BCE to the present day.Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman Empire. But the eruptions are only part of
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Frank Lloyd Wright

The Architecture of Defiance

de Jonathan Adams ...

Series Libro 1 - Architecture of Wales
The story of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life is no less astounding than his greatest architectural works. He enmeshed himself eagerly in myth and hearsay, and revelled in the extravagance of his creative persona. Throughout his long career, Wright strongly resisted the suggestion that his accomplishments owed anything to earthly influences. As much as he wanted his achievements to be recognised, he ... Leer más

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The story of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life is no less astounding than his greatest architectural works. He enmeshed himself eagerly in myth and hearsay, and revelled in the extravagance of his creative persona. Throughout his long career, Wright strongly resisted the suggestion that his accomplishments owed anything to earthly influences. As much as he wanted his achievements to be recognised, he
... Leer más
A City for Children

Women, Architecture, and the Charitable Landscapes of Oakland, 1850-1950

de Marta Gutman ...

Series series Historical Studies of Urban America
American cities are constantly being built and rebuilt, resulting in ever-changing skylines and neighborhoods. While the dynamic urban landscapes of New York, Boston, and Chicago have been widely studied, there is much to be gleaned from west coast cities, especially in California, where the migration boom at the end of the nineteenth century permanently changed the urban fabric of these newly ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

American cities are constantly being built and rebuilt, resulting in ever-changing skylines and neighborhoods. While the dynamic urban landscapes of New York, Boston, and Chicago have been widely studied, there is much to be gleaned from west coast cities, especially in California, where the migration boom at the end of the nineteenth century permanently changed the urban fabric of these newly
... Leer más
Bricks & Mortals

Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made

de Tom Wilkinson ...

We don't just look at buildings: their facades, beautiful or ugly, conceal the spaces where we live. We are born, work, love, and die in architecture. We buy and sell it, rent and squat it, create and destroy it. All of these aspects of buildings-economic, erotic, political, and psychological-are crucial if we are to understand architecture properly. And because architecture molds us just as much ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

We don't just look at buildings: their facades, beautiful or ugly, conceal the spaces where we live. We are born, work, love, and die in architecture. We buy and sell it, rent and squat it, create and destroy it. All of these aspects of buildings-economic, erotic, political, and psychological-are crucial if we are to understand architecture properly. And because architecture molds us just as much
... Leer más
Jefferson and Monticello

The Biography of a Builder

de Jack McLaughlin ...

The "entrancing" National Book Award finalist tells the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello ( The New York Times Book Review ).For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts an uncommon portrait of builder and ... Leer más

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The "entrancing" National Book Award finalist tells the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello ( The New York Times Book Review ).For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts an uncommon portrait of builder and
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Sick Houses

Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread

de Leila Taylor ...

Explores the architecture of haunted houses, uncanny domestic spaces, and how the horror genre subverts and corrupts the sanctity of home.Horror begins at homeFrom family homes in Amityville to Gothic mansions in Los Angeles and the Unabomber's cabin, houses often capture and contain the horror that has happened within them.Sick Houses crosses the threshold of these eerie spaces to explore how ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Explores the architecture of haunted houses, uncanny domestic spaces, and how the horror genre subverts and corrupts the sanctity of home.Horror begins at homeFrom family homes in Amityville to Gothic mansions in Los Angeles and the Unabomber's cabin, houses often capture and contain the horror that has happened within them.Sick Houses crosses the threshold of these eerie spaces to explore how
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The Real Life of the Parthenon

de Patricia Vigderman ...

Series series 21st Century Essays
Ownership battles over the marbles removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin have been rumbling into invective, pleading, and counterclaims for two centuries. The emotional temperature around them is high, and steering across the vast past to safe anchor in a brilliant heritage is tricky. The stories around antiquities become distorted by the pull of ownership, and it is these stories that urge ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Ownership battles over the marbles removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin have been rumbling into invective, pleading, and counterclaims for two centuries. The emotional temperature around them is high, and steering across the vast past to safe anchor in a brilliant heritage is tricky. The stories around antiquities become distorted by the pull of ownership, and it is these stories that urge
... Leer más
The Garden Through Time

Every Garden Tells a Story. Let the Past Inspire Yours.

de Thomas Rutter ...

Step into a Persian paradise, wander through a Mughal masterpiece or lose yourself in Monet's blooming haven at Giverny.The Garden Through Time brings 45 extraordinary gardens to life in a beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries. From peaceful medieval cloisters to imaginative modern spaces like New York's High Line, each garden offers inspiration and ideas you ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Step into a Persian paradise, wander through a Mughal masterpiece or lose yourself in Monet's blooming haven at Giverny.The Garden Through Time brings 45 extraordinary gardens to life in a beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries. From peaceful medieval cloisters to imaginative modern spaces like New York's High Line, each garden offers inspiration and ideas you
... Leer más
Brunelleschi's Dome

How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

de Ross King ...

The New York Times bestselling, award winning story of the construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and the Renaissance genius who reinvented architecture to build it.On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome....shall do ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling, award winning story of the construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and the Renaissance genius who reinvented architecture to build it.On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome....shall do
... Leer más
Nephilim Architecture and Megalithic Monuments

Lost Worlds: Ancient Origins and History, #9

de Luke Caverns ...

Series Libro 9 - Lost Worlds: Ancient Origins and History
Across the high Andes, the Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, and beyond, there stand stones that refuse to fall. Colossal walls that withstand earthquakes, platforms weighing hundreds of tons, and temples aligned with the heavens—all raise the same enduring question: who built them, and how?Nephilim Architecture and Megalithic Monuments explores the mysterious overlap between ancient myth and enduring ... Leer más

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Across the high Andes, the Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, and beyond, there stand stones that refuse to fall. Colossal walls that withstand earthquakes, platforms weighing hundreds of tons, and temples aligned with the heavens—all raise the same enduring question: who built them, and how?Nephilim Architecture and Megalithic Monuments explores the mysterious overlap between ancient myth and enduring
... Leer más
Plagued by Fire

The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright

de Paul Hendrickson ...

Frank Lloyd Wright has long been known as a rank egotist who held in contempt almost everything aside from his own genius. Harder to detect, but no less real, is a Wright who fully understood, and suffered from, the choices he made.This is the Wright whom Paul Hendrickson reveals in this masterful biography: the Wright who was haunted by his father, about whom he told the greatest lie of his life. ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Frank Lloyd Wright has long been known as a rank egotist who held in contempt almost everything aside from his own genius. Harder to detect, but no less real, is a Wright who fully understood, and suffered from, the choices he made.This is the Wright whom Paul Hendrickson reveals in this masterful biography: the Wright who was haunted by his father, about whom he told the greatest lie of his life.
... Leer más
The Lofts of SoHo

Gentrification, Art, and Industry in New York, 1950–1980

de Aaron Shkuda ...

Series series Historical Studies of Urban America
A groundbreaking look at the transformation of SoHo.American cities entered a new phase when, beginning in the 1950s, artists and developers looked upon a decaying industrial zone in Lower Manhattan and saw, not blight, but opportunity: cheap rents, lax regulation, and wide open spaces. Thus, SoHo was born. From 1960 to 1980, residents transformed the industrial neighborhood into an artist ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

A groundbreaking look at the transformation of SoHo.American cities entered a new phase when, beginning in the 1950s, artists and developers looked upon a decaying industrial zone in Lower Manhattan and saw, not blight, but opportunity: cheap rents, lax regulation, and wide open spaces. Thus, SoHo was born. From 1960 to 1980, residents transformed the industrial neighborhood into an artist
... Leer más
How to Make a Home

An Ancient Guide to Style and Comfort

de Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols, Vitruvius ...

Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decorationThe idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decorationThe idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and
... Leer más
Welcome to Your World

How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives

de Sarah Williams Goldhagen ...

One of the nation’s chief architecture critics reveals how the environments we build profoundly shape our feelings, memories, and well-being, and argues that we must harness this knowledge to construct a world better suited to human experienceTaking us on a fascinating journey through some of the world’s best and worst landscapes, buildings, and cityscapes, Sarah Williams Goldhagen draws from ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

One of the nation’s chief architecture critics reveals how the environments we build profoundly shape our feelings, memories, and well-being, and argues that we must harness this knowledge to construct a world better suited to human experienceTaking us on a fascinating journey through some of the world’s best and worst landscapes, buildings, and cityscapes, Sarah Williams Goldhagen draws from
... Leer más
Own Your Space

Attainable Room-by-Room Decorating Tips for Renters and Homeowners

de Alexandra Gater ...

DIY YouTuber Alexandra Gater shows you how to creatively, inexpensively, and beautifully decorate your space in this inviting and accessible definitive interior design guide to décor ideas for renters and new homeowners alike."Alexandra Gater represents a new generation of apartment therapists who are teaching people how to make a great home at any size with any budget. Her new book is an absolute ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

DIY YouTuber Alexandra Gater shows you how to creatively, inexpensively, and beautifully decorate your space in this inviting and accessible definitive interior design guide to décor ideas for renters and new homeowners alike."Alexandra Gater represents a new generation of apartment therapists who are teaching people how to make a great home at any size with any budget. Her new book is an absolute
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Soho

A Street Guide to Soho's History, Architecture and People

de Dan Cruickshank ...

SOHO - ILLICIT, GLAMOROUS, SORDID, LOUCHE, POVERTY-STRICKEN, SQUALID, EXHILARATING.One of Britain's best-loved historians, Dan Cruickshank grants us an intimacy with centuries of rich and varied London history as he guides us around the Soho of the last five hundred years. We learn of its original aspirations towards respectability, how it became the city's bohemian quarter and why it was once ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

SOHO - ILLICIT, GLAMOROUS, SORDID, LOUCHE, POVERTY-STRICKEN, SQUALID, EXHILARATING.One of Britain's best-loved historians, Dan Cruickshank grants us an intimacy with centuries of rich and varied London history as he guides us around the Soho of the last five hundred years. We learn of its original aspirations towards respectability, how it became the city's bohemian quarter and why it was once
... Leer más
Boży gniew

de Józef Ignacy Kraszewski ...

Boży gniew. Czasy Jana Kazimierza – powieść historyczna Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego z 1886 roku, należąca do cyklu Dzieje Polski.W dużym trzytomowym utworze autor przedstawił fatalną sytuację Rzeczypospolitej po nagłej śmierci Władysława IV: burzliwą elekcję Jana Kazimierza oraz wstępny okres jego panowania na tle dramatycznych wydarzeń powstania Chmielnickiego. W istocie jednak oś powieściowej ... Leer más

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Boży gniew. Czasy Jana Kazimierza – powieść historyczna Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego z 1886 roku, należąca do cyklu Dzieje Polski.W dużym trzytomowym utworze autor przedstawił fatalną sytuację Rzeczypospolitej po nagłej śmierci Władysława IV: burzliwą elekcję Jana Kazimierza oraz wstępny okres jego panowania na tle dramatycznych wydarzeń powstania Chmielnickiego. W istocie jednak oś powieściowej
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Architecture and Ritual in the Churches of Constantinople

Ninth to Fifteenth Centuries

de Vasileios Marinis ...

This book examines the interchange of architecture and ritual in the Middle and Late Byzantine churches of Constantinople (ninth to fifteenth centuries). It employs archaeological and archival data, hagiographic and historical sources, liturgical texts and commentaries, and monastic typika and testaments to integrate the architecture of the medieval churches of Constantinople with liturgical and ... Leer más

$109.99 USD

This book examines the interchange of architecture and ritual in the Middle and Late Byzantine churches of Constantinople (ninth to fifteenth centuries). It employs archaeological and archival data, hagiographic and historical sources, liturgical texts and commentaries, and monastic typika and testaments to integrate the architecture of the medieval churches of Constantinople with liturgical and
... Leer más

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