Harvard: An Architectural History (Revised), Paperback - Bainbridge Bunting

Reducere. Here is an incisive and fully illustrated history of Harvard's architecture told by the distinguished architectural historian Bainbridge Bunting, a...

Reducere. Profusely illustrated book chronicles evolution of station architecture in Europe and America, 1830s to 1950s. 231 views - photographs, illustratio...

Industrial Britain details the fascinating history of industrial architecture in Britain by architectural historian and artist, Hubert Pragnell.Ill...

DescriptionIn our architectural pursuits, we often seem to be in search of something newer, grander, or more efficient--and this phenomenon is not ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Anna Ulrikke (University of Oxford, UK) AndersenIllustration(s): 65 bw illusNumber of pages: 220P...

"I trace my ancestry back to the Mayflower, " writes Andrew S. Dolkart. "Not to the legendary ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachus...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sidney W. MintzWorker in the Cane is both a profound social document and a moving spiritual testimony. Don Taso portrays hi...

Reducere. In The Populist Persuasion, the distinguished historian Michael Kazin guides readers through the expressions of conflict between powerful elites an...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): David BainbridgeIllustration(s): 100+ color illus.Number of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Reducere. In Walkscapes Francesco Careri explores the act of walking, taking a deeper look at three important moments of passage in art history-all absolutel...

Reducere. The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs ...

DescriptionThe city of a thousand minarets is also the city of eclectic modern constructions, turn-of-the-century revivalism and romanticism, concr...

DescriptionThis book discusses the architectural influence that Japan and the West have had on each other during the last 150 years. While the rece...

Reducere. This is the classic introduction to Chinese calligraphy. In nine richly illustrated chapters Chiang Yee explores the aesthetics and the technique o...

DescriptionThis textbook for beginning students contains 35 lessons of increasingly difficulty designed to introduce students to the basic patterns...

DescriptionThis is the first book to catalog comparative maps and tableaux that visualize the heights and lengths of the world's mountains and rive...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Darryl D Bunting had it all: a wonderful family, a strong relationship with the Lord, and a successful career as a mathematics teacher. But as he w...

A comprehenisive introduction to architecture and architectural history. This new addition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, ...

Taking an extraordinary journey into the history and landscape of the Hebrides, Bunting explores the islands' turbulent history, their influence an...

Contributor(s): Author: Walter BenjaminTranslator: Howard EilandTranslator: Kevin McLaughlin"To great writers, " Walter Benjamin once wrote, "finis...

For as long as there have been nations, there has been an "international"--a sphere of cross-border relations. But for most of human history, this ...

What would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain? How would the British people have responded--with resistance or collaboration? In Madele...

Reducere. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearAccording to census projections, by 2050 nearly one in three U.S. residents will be Latino, and the ...

The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, awarded both the Pulitzer and the Bancroft prizes, has become a classic of American historical ...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark Edward LewisEditor: Timothy BrookThe Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age, " a period of commercial, relig...

Change the way you see color forever in this dazzling collection of color palettes spanning art history and pop culture, and told in writer and art...

Interpreting American architecture, this text explores the subject in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. In gi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Albert HouraniAfterword by: Malise RuthvenUpon its publication in 1991, Albert Hourani's masterwork was hailed as the defin...

Reducere. From Slave Ship to Harvard is the true story of an African American family in Maryland over six generations. The author has reconstructed a unique ...

Between 1793 and 1794, thousands of French citizens were imprisoned and hundreds sent to the guillotine by a powerful dictatorship that claimed to ...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Stuart HoweIllustration(s): colour & b&w photographsNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 1998Dimensions: 199...

In a work that is as much about the present as the past, Brad Gregory identifies the unintended consequences of the Protestant Reformation and trac...

Awards🏆Winner (2002) - Bancroft Prize - (History)Contributor(s): Author: David W. BlightNo historical event has left as deep an imprint on America'...

Chronicles the architectural development of Oxford - both University and City - from its origins to the late twentieth century, explaining the idio...

The Old English History of the World, produced around the year 900, is an anonymous translation and adaptation of Paulus Orosius's immensely popula...

Many Americans assume that the country was founded by skeptics of "big government, " who saw minimal state power as freedom's prerequisite. Annelie...

Contributor(s): Author: Laurent DuBoisThe first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 when thousands of brutally explo...

Reducere. Take your sketching skills to the next level Have you ever asked yourself these questions: How to improve my imagination drawing?How to compose bet...

From the first Slavic migrations to the Romanovs' rise to the Putin era, Russia has endured for centuries as a nation whose sheer size and diversit...

Publisher: Merrell Publishers LtdNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 176 x 226 x 19Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera fa...

DescriptionWidely used in architectural circles in the heat of discussion, the recurrent use of particular words and terms has evolved into a langu...

This illustrated history is a comprehensive introduction to Chinese healing practices across time and cultures. Global contributions from 58 schola...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of R...

Basil Bunting's work was published haphazardly throughout most of his life, and in many cases he did not oversee publication. He also examines Bunt...

Reducere. The French Resistance has an iconic status in the struggle to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe, but its story is entangled in myths. Gaining a true un...

Both memoir and critique, Methodists and Muslims follows Richard Bulliet's expansive career, starting with his beginnings in Illinois to his entree...

Mr Bunting at War sheds a light on the wartime experiences of the quiet 'everyman' and his family on the British Home Front, during the Battle of B...

A guide to the follies of the United Kingdom, illustrated with the authors own watercolour paintings.Illustrations: clr illus

A landmark history of the antisemitic blood libel myth--how it took root in Europe, spread with the invention of the printing press, and persists t...