Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire, Hardback - Laura Fernandez-Gonzalez

Explores the architectural and artistic projects of Philip II of Spain, placing them in the wider context of the peninsular, European, and transoce...

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 ...

Describes the conquest of Paraguay and the River Plate, of the Yucatan in Mexico, the only partial conquest of Chile, and battles with the French o...

In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages...

The Temptations of Trade reveals the opportunities and tensions of doing business in regions far from strict imperial control, where the actions of...

Reducere. Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and ...

This new, wide-ranging framework for understanding Victorian settler colonialism reveals the energetic circulation of literary forms between Austra...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Spanish, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: History of Spain: A Captiv...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Spanish, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: History of Spain: A Captiv...

Reducere. Since the mid 1970s, there has been an extraordinary renewal of interest in early modern architecture, both as a way of gaining insight into contem...

Architecture is a constant presence in the study of human interaction--acting as both the ground on which human social behavior is performed and a ...

Reducere. This is the late John A. Crow's classic study of the cultural history of Spain and its people, which he last updated in 1985 but which seems as fre...

Uncovering the scandal of Britain's disastrous treatment of independent countries after empire - and how these decisions are breaking Britain today...

In his highly anticipated sequel to The Elements, Theodore Gray demonstrates how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules t...

Buildings can shape our lives, improve our health, and transform society. Academic histories of architecture and medicine overlook the importance o...

In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages...

An architect and architectural theorist, George Edmund Street was one of the key proponents of the 'High Victorian' Gothic style in nineteenth-cent...

The first illustrated, architectural history of the 'Alid shrines, increasingly endangered by the conflict in Syria

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 ...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Uther Charlton-StevensNumber of pages: 370Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 150 x 223 x 41Cover ty...

How citizens became immigrants: Britain's failure to create a post-imperial nation.

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Spain, then keep reading...Throughout the centuries, Spain has been subject to the lordship of o...

An architect and architectural theorist, George Edmund Street was one of the key proponents of the 'High Victorian' Gothic style in nineteenth-cent...

Leon Krier is one of the best-known--and most provocative--architects and urban theoreticians in the world. Until now, however, his ideas have circ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Architecture of Sound and Alchemy of Transcendence spawned from a simple transmission during meditation. The message; "Sound is a Pl...

Paths to Prison aims to expand the ways the built environment's relationship to and participation in the carceral state is understood in architectu...

Reducere. Barns of New York explores and celebrates the agricultural and architectural diversity of the Empire State--from Long Island to Lake Erie, the Sout...

Reducere. Move over, Lassie--the dog who rescues cats has struck a chord in America that will not stop resonating. This canine crusader's uncanny ability to ...

Continues the successful Armies of the Past series.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Gabriele EspositoIllustration(s): 90 colour illustrat...

This book explains both the origin and evolution of Miralles' system of representation, from his time as a student at the Barcelona School of Archi...

Illustrated throughout, the first book to examine Middlesbrough's fascinating architectural history.Illustrations: 80 Illustrations, unspecified

Reducere. DescriptionAldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most influential the...

This Element compares the adaptations of the 1996 and 2018 versions of West Side Story in detail, illuminating issues encountered when translating ...

Publisher: Die Gestalten VerlagNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 265 x 215 x 29Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Joann PlockovaRed...

Reducere. Philip II of Macedonia (382-336 BCE), unifier of Greece, author of Greece's first federal constitution, founder of the first territorial state with...

Mary I, eldest daughter of Henry VIII, was Queen of England from 1553 until her death in 1558. For much of this time she ruled alongside her husban...

The co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II put England at the heart of early modern Europe. This positive reassessment of their joint reign counters a...

DescriptionShim-Sutcliffe's masterful work at Point William intertwines landscape and architecture with ancient rock and water reshaping and reimag...

Reducere. The core of the LSU campus is an example of what we can do when we set our sights high. It stands out today as one of the most successful and inspi...

'The definitive guide to London's architecture' INDEPENDENT Fully updated for this edition.