The Venice Arsenal. Between History, Heritage, and Re-use, Hardback - ***

This book reviews four decades of debate about restoring an industrial heritage site of inestimable value - the Venice Arsenal. It reveals how fail...

A celebration of Edmond Fallot, an iconic French mustard maker, including the history, recipes, and inspirational gastronomical uses of the popular...

Reducere. At the close of the nineteenth century, Louisiana's ports hosted an influx of Italian immigrants. Like so many immigrant communities before, acclim...

DescriptionThe most comprehensive survey of the British coastline ever compiled, exploring every stretch of the shores of England and Wales via the...

Churchill's American Arsenal describes in depth how WWII became the "War of Factories, " telling the heroic narratives of the Anglo-American invent...

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Reducere. In the magical world of seventeenth-century Venice-lacework palaces flickering in gleaming waterways, opulence and decadence, creative liberty, and...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

A comprehensive socio-economic history of Tyneside, told through the lives of three generations of the same familyIllustrations: 200 Illustrations,...

Publisher: Northern Heritage ServicesAuthor(s): Philip NixonIllustration(s): 300 colour images; 300 colour imagesNumber of pages: 198Publication da...

Publisher: Editions FlammarionAuthor(s): Giol ServaneIllustration(s): 250 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimen...

Publisher: PiXZ BooksAuthor(s): Bruce BoultonIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour throughoutNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2021Dimensions:...

DescriptionWhether you want to explore ancient ruins in Rome, ride a gondola in Venice, see the Duomo in Florence, or visit Vatican City, the local...

This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution...

Peek beneath the bedsheets of sixteenth-century England in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reig...

The Nordic Tractor shows the establishment and history of companies such as Bolinder, Munktells, Volvo, Valmet and Valtra who all stood out as bein...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Fodor's Travel GuidesNumber of pages: 416Collection: Full-color Travel GuidePublication date: 2022Dimensi...

Illustrated history of the wartime years of Dragon School, Oxford, and celebrated headmaster Charles 'Skipper' Lynam.Publisher: Scala Arts & Herita...

Drawing on a lifetime of study and reflection, the author shows how that resplendent city came to have the institutions, the buildings, and the pat...

This richly illustrated book explores Cheekwood, a 55-acre destination in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the finest American Country Place Era estate...

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Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Victoria PerryIllustration(s): 75 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Di...

Reducere. Since its founding in 1788, Cincinnati has treasured books and reading. While the early settlers swapped books with one another, by the early 1800s...

Reducere. Horse-drawn vehicles are the foundation of modern transportation. These vehicles produced many innovations used today, such as the spring. Other th...

Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press LtdAuthor(s): Patrick HicksNumber of pages: 228Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 214 x 210 x 21Cover type: Hardba...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jan MorrisA fascinating exploration of the history, sights, seasons, arts, food, and people of an incomparable city. "A hig...

A true story of vendetta and intrigue, triumph and tragedy, exile and repatriation, this book recounts the interwoven microhistories of powerful fa...

Reducere. Virtual heritage has been explained as virtual reality applied to cultural heritage, but this definition only scratches the surface of the fascinat...

Reducere. Examining the legacy of racial mixing in Indian Territory through the land and lives of two families, one of Cherokee Freedman descent and one of M...

Reducere. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Picatinny Arsenal was the only munitions plant in the nation capable of producing anything larger than small...

The literary heritage of Anglo-Dutch relations is explored and lavishly illustrated through the unique collection of manuscripts, early prints, map...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Matthew RiceNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 136 x 209 x 21Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

In the twelfth century AD, Venice is little more than an agglomeration of small islands snatched from the muddy tides. The magnificent city-lagoon ...

Publisher: DamianiAuthor(s): Alejandro MerizaldeIllustration(s): 100 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2021Dimensions...

Often hailed as one of the best travel books ever written, Venice is neither a guide nor a history book, but a beautifully written immersion in Ven...

The great Dutch author and traveller Cees Nooteboom (author of Roads to Santiago and The Following Story) sheds new light on the city, its history ...

The ghetto today: a story told in pictures, a history in the making. The forty-four black-and-white photographs presented here have been selected f...

Reducere. Would you rather sacrifice your livelihood, your lover, or your life? When the Black Death comes knocking on your door, you'd better decide quickly...