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This foundational work on architecture is brought to Penguin Classics for the first time in a new illustrated edition In De architectura (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters...

Author: Hugh PlommerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner details to FEP, foxed edges, sun-fading and slight tears to...

Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree in a range of hues to suit the moment and featuring magnificent art. They're hand crafted with decorated edges overflowing with...

Author: Peter LauritzenBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis lavish architectural volume, Villas Of The Veneto, presents a stunning visual and historical...

Author: Bernard RudofskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker and Warburg, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book uncovers the ingenuity of traditional architecture created without architects, blueprints, or modern technology. Drawing from cultures...

Author: Peter Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The Romans left a long-lasting legacy and their influence can still be seen all around us - from our calendar and...

Author: Claire BishopFormat: Paperback, 140mm x 210mm, 280g, 184 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2023The Bijlmer Spinoza-Festival is an artwork, a sculpture, created by Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn in a peripheral...

In the past three decades Vincent van Duysen has become a quiet but important force in design through his minimalist yet expressive architecture. This book documents the source of his...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodWhen Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, it did not merely destroy two Roman cities — it preserved them in volcanic ash for nearly two...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBeneath the Sicilian sun, the ancient floors of the Villa del Casale whisper stories of Roman imperial grandeur...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small glue stains on endpapers. This scholarly volume, Urbs Roma: A Source Book Of Classical Texts On The...

Featuring a unique combination of classical archaeological finds and the art they influenced in the modern age, this sumptuously illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the art of the...

Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man...

Author: Helmut Hager And Susan Scott MunshowerBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Pennsylvania State University, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, light wear on cover/back'Light...

Author: John SteerBinding: HardbackPublished: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work presents a comprehensive study of the Venetian Renaissance painter Alvise Vivarini, meticulously examining...

Featuring a unique combination of classical archaeological finds and the art they influenced in the modern age, this sumptuously illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the art of the...

The ideal volume for architecture aficionados and lovers of Venice, combining in-depth history of this singular city with more than 100 colour photographs and maps. Of the many majestic vistas...

Author: TronzoBinding: HardbackPublished: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1986Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, The Via Latina Catacomb: Imitation And Discontinuity...

An intriguing document giving insight into the founders of the Roman republic These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back two thousand years into the beating heart of Roman civilisation, where ambition, engineering genius, and civic...

'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan'A wonderful book' Sunday Telegraph, 5*'Triumphant' Literary ReviewDURING THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, in the autumn of 1550, an anonymously authored volume containing a wealth...

Author: Richard Krautheimer, Trude Krautheimer-HessBinding: PaperbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor markings to end-pages.Richard Krautheimer, in collaboration with Trude Krautheimer-Hess, presents a...

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What is the secret of beauty in architecture Critics have puzzled over that conundrum for centuries, not least the architectural writers of the Victorian period. This book focuses on four...

Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1569) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists' lives from Giotto to Michelangelo,...

Few names in the history of Western civilisation carry the weight of Leonardo da Vinci — painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. This...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket.Few figures in human history...

Author: Indra Kagis McewenBinding: PaperbackPublisher: MIT, 1997Edition: 3rd pr.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a compelling...

Le Corbusier is widely acknowledged as the most influential architect of the twentieth century. As extensively researched and documented as his works are, however, they have never been exhaustively surveyed...

This narrative non-fiction book brings to life the powerful story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, based on the first-hand account of Pliny the Younger....

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