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This unique study shows how the aristocracy and gentry provided their houses with places of worship after the upheavals of the Reformation. Dr Ricketts makes illuminating discoveries, explodes deeply-rooted misconceptions,...

Cedric Price was one of the most visionary architects of the late twentieth century, taking a playful, interactive approach to his projects that was wholly lateral and completely unconventional. He...

The book titled La Dolce Vita: Living in Italy by the author Catherine Fairweather. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Owen Jones (1809-1874), a prolific architect, designer, illustrator and printer, was recognised during his lifetime as one of the most influential contemporary figures in art and design theory. This insightful...

This study by the late Arthur Gibney takes you among labourers, craftspeople, contractors, builders and designers as they populate the building sites of eighteenth-century Ireland. Gibney tells a story that...

An examination of the garden plans of eighteenth-century landscape architect Charles Bridgeman, shedding light on his artistic vision and contributions to English garden history. Charles Bridgeman was a popular and...

Since 2004 Gavin Stamp, one of Britain's most eminent and readable architectural historians, has written a monthly column for Apollo, the esteemed architecture and fine art magazine. The subject is...

This book tackles how and why 'landscape' (farms, gardens, countryside) set the scene in the first centuries BCE and CE for Romans keen to talk up and about (but also...

Richard Fellows' book explores the many influences on Edwardian architects. New methods and techniques, a mixture of tradition and progress, as well as the influence of the arts and crafts...

The period 1660-1720 saw the foundation of modern London. The city was transformed post-Fire from a tight warren of medieval timber-framed buildings into a vastly expanded, regularised landscape of brick...

The book titled Art House: Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

When the first edition of "Stonehenge Complete" was published, it won the British Archaeological Book Award. People have puzzled over Stonehenge for centuries: speculating and dreaming about it, drawing and...

This is an entertaining account of the personal and professional rivalry between two outstanding 19th-century architects - Decimus Burton, rich and genteel, society figure, designer and prime member of the...

Explores the origins and evolution of Georgian landscape architecture, a period of innovative and diverse garden structures in which some of the era's greatest architects experimented with different forms, styles,...

British architect George Frederick Bodley (1827-1907) fundamentally shaped the architecture, art, and design of the Anglican Church throughout England and the world; his work survives in the United States, Australia,...

This is the essential companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, fully revised for the first time in sixty years and featuring superb new photography. Half of the book is devoted...

An expanded and fully revised edition of John Newman's classic survey of the buildings of West Kent, first published in 1969. Here is an extraordinary concentration of architecture of the...

The exceptionally rich architecture of eastern Kent is covered by this fully revised, updated, and expanded edition of John Newman's classic survey, first published in 1969. This city of Canterbury...

Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing...

The landscapes of Lancashire range from the shores of Morecambe Bay and the wild Forest of Bowland in the north to the coastal flatlands and Pennine mill towns in the...

Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts...

Author: E. O. JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom Caves To New York chronicles a fascinating journey, tracing the evolution of human habitation...

Author: Hugh CassonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerHugh Casson’s Diary offers a witty, intimate glimpse into the daily observations, travels, and artistic life of...

Author: Hugh CassonBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHugh Casson's London presents a charming and insightful architectural journey through the British...

Author: Anna HarrisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the significant efforts of a prominent conservation organization within the unique landscape of...

Author: Andrew SaintBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAndrew Saint's definitive biography, Richard Norman Shaw, chronicles the influential...

Author: C. M. Smart, Jr.Binding: PaperbackPublished: University of Arkansas Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the distinctive ecclesiastical...

Author: T. Francis BumpusBinding: HardbackPublished: J. Pott and Co.; T. Werner Laurie, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markings'The Cathedrals...

Author: E. Graeme Robertson And Joan RobertsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCast Iron Decoration: A World Survey chronicles the intricate history and artistic...

Author: Francesco RoncalliBinding: PaperbackPublished: Monumenti, Musei E Gallerie Pontificie, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. This comprehensive volume chronicles the artistic and...

Author: Annette Tapert, Introduction By Paul GoldbergerBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli, 1990Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear on external dust cover, pages in very good conditionThis volume...

The book titled Palazzi of Tuscany by the author Massimo Listri. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: E. Graeme Robertson And Joan RobertsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General wear on external dust cover and yellowing on first...

"One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again," Piano says. "Like a movie director doing a love story, a...

18 of the most stately retreats found in Rome and the surrounding countryside, from the Villa Medici to the splendid Villa Farnesina.

Author: David Knowles And J. K. S. St JosephBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis work presents...

Author: A.W.N. PuginBinding: HardbackPublished: St Barnabas Press, Oxford, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: General wear on cover, pages in very good conditionThe influential treatise An Apology...

Author: Ronald WillisBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale London, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markRonald Willis's Yorkshire's Historic Buildings presents a comprehensive architectural survey of the region's rich heritage. This...

Author: Max Colwell And David ColwellBinding: HardbackPublished: National Trust of South Australia, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Heritage Preserved With The National Trust Of South Australia' chronicles the vital...

Author: John PercivalBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford LTD, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General yellowing of cover and internal pagesThe acclaimed work The Roman Villa by John Percival...

Author: R.A. BriggsBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford, 1911Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative architectural guide, The Essentials Of A Country House, meticulously details the fundamental principles...

From Barnet to Richmond, explore the history of London's Metro-Land A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land is your essential pocket guide to the modernist architecture of London's suburbs. Inspired by...

Author: Dan CruickshankBinding: HardbackPublished: The National Trust and The Irish Georgian Society, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: General wear on external coverThis comprehensive architectural guide, A...

Author: John RuskinBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen, 1893Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Rebound copy. Marbled endpapers. Gilt edges....

Sir John Soane's Influence on Architecture from 1791: A Continuing Legacy is the first in-depth study of this eighteenth-century British architect's impact on the work of others, extending globally and...

Somewhere Other is published to coincide with the opening of John Wardle Architects' installation as part of the curated Arsenale exhibition at the 16th International Biennale Architettura, held in Venice...