European History

Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her...

Chloe will protect her sister, Isabel, from evil until their last breath...The life of Chloe, a 13-year-old French girl during the 1500's can be challenging when working as a servant...

This work describes a house designed by two architects, five artists and a poet. The house is in the medieval centre of Gelnhausen, near Frankfurt. It retains the scale and...

Author: Philip WhittingBinding: PaperbackPublished: Basil Blackwell, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work, Byzantium: An Introduction, chronicles the rich and complex...

Author: A. R. And Mary BurnBinding: PaperbackPublished: SCHOCKEN BOOKS, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Living Past Of Greece by A.R. and...

Author: Peter PartnerBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of California Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the vibrant and tumultuous...

Author: Michael Borozdin-BidnellBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Georgian Group, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative work chronicles the profound impact of Palladian principles...

London Lives is a fascinating new study which exposes, for the first time, the lesser-known experiences of eighteenth-century thieves, paupers, prostitutes and highwaymen. It charts the experiences of hundreds of...

Author: Francesca Cappelletti and Patricia Cavazzini (editors)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Officina Libraria, 2023Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic work chronicles the intricate...

The book titled Italian Renaissance Sculpture by the author John Pope-Hennessy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'What a page turner!' Daisy Wood, author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris ' A delicious Art Deco novel with a delightfully acerbic heroine.' Marius Gabriel, author of The German...

Author: Elizabeth Horodowich Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 In this colourful new history of Venice, Elizabeth Horodowich, one of the leading experts on Venice, tells the story of the...

Author: Michael GrantBinding: PaperbackPublished: PHOENIX PRESS, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMichael Grant's Cities Of Vesuvius: Pompeii And Herculaneum chronicles the vibrant...

Author: Irena Chernenko (English Translation By)Binding: PaperbackPublished: International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBetween 1978 and 1980...

Author: Asa BriggsBinding: PaperbackPublished: London: Thames & Hudson (), 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner inscription on inside of front and end coverThis seminal work...

Author: Pierre GillesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Italica Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePierre Gilles's The Antiquities Of Constantinople presents a meticulous historical account...

Just as Carla's Paris Tango unveiled the hidden delights of the world's most stylish city. Italian Joy is an insider's tribute to a country of grand passion and true beauty....

This isn t like me. I m not the sort of girl who crosses continents to meet up with a man she hardly knows. Paris hadn t even been part...

An introduction to the causes and consequences of the Korean War, this history seeks to challenge presumptions about Korea favoured by American politicians and network news pundits. Through a judicious...

Circassia was a small independent nation on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea. For no reason other than ethnic hatred, over the course of hundreds of raids the Russians...

Medieval Europe witnessed the spectacular flowering of religious architecture. In this illustrated portrait of an age, Jean Gimpel gives an account of astonishing feats of engineering and artistry. He explores...

The expansion of the Paris sewer system during the Second Empire and Third Republic was both a technological and political triumph. The sewers themselves were an important cultural phenomenon, and...

The book titled The Viking Dig: Excavations at York by the author Richard A. Hall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

Red at Heart conjures a tale of cross-cultural romance from a topic that is normally seen in geopolitical or ideological terms--and thereby offers a new interpretation of twentieth century communism's...

A landmark study of of one of the most controversial periods in history, from an eminent historian The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment...

Forty years after the 1966 floods, a conference recalls that tragic event, offering the opportunity to debate the current decline of the city of Venice and to propose solutions to...

Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest occupied castle in existence. It is the home of the Queen, and with its skyline of battlements, turrets and great Round Tower it...

Lavishly illustrated and rich with historical information, Jewish Itineraries is an indispensable guide to Jewish monuments and treasures in Venice and its environs. Epic and lyrical fragments of an unspoken...

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. 'The grand object...

John Julius Norwich, in this latest of the "Travellers' Companion" series, has produced an anthology from the writings of James, Disraeli, Mark Twain and John Evelyn, among many others. This...

Author: Richard CobbBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRichard Cobb's A Classical Education presents a vivid, often humorous, memoir...

Author: Robert BrannerBinding: PaperbackPublished: A. Zwemmer Ltd, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRobert Branner's St Louis And The Court Style In Gothic...

Author: Peter ThorntonBinding: PaperbackPublished: New Haven/London (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art/ Yale University Press), 1981Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No...

Author: Glynn BarrattBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: sun bleaching on spine; slight mildew on...

Author: Allan BrahamBinding: PaperbackPublished: The University of California Press, Berkeley, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: little signs of wear; pages in...

Author: Bernard De MontgolfierBinding: PaperbackPublished: Musées et Monuments de France, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume presents a vivid illustrated history of Paris through the lens of the...

Author: Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-DucBinding: PaperbackPublished: GEORGE BRAZILLER, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Creased spine. This seminal work in architectural theory presents a rigorous examination of fundamental building principles. Drawing...

Author: Australian National GalleryBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian National Gallery; National Gallery of VictoriaCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis lavish art volume presents a...

Author: Wolfgang HerrmannBinding: PaperbackPublished: London: A. Zwemmer, 1962Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: sun bleaching to spine; some tanning to inside...

Author: Odile Nouvel-KammererBinding: PaperbackPublished: Abrams, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image"Symbols of Power" presents a commanding study of Napoleon’s Empire Style, charting...

Author: Ben FowkesBinding: PaperbackPublished: MACMILLAN PRESS LONDON., 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor staining to tail of pages. Minor bumping on spine and corner.This scholarly...

Author: J. R. HaleBinding: PaperbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in...

The book titled Genoa: Allemandi Architectural Guide by the author Domenico Cardini. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The artist Kubra Khademi (b. 1989) lives in Paris and focuses in her work on her life as a woman and a person with direct experience as a refugee. This...

An evocatively personal travel guide to one of Italy's most glorious regions, from an Australian who lived and loved it for 18 years. Australian Gourmet Traveller My Amalfi Coast is...

Following a popular, if somewhat jaded, trend of Brits to pursue the good life in sunnier climes, Deborah Fletcher and her husband John eventually came to be the proud owners...