wyszukanych pozycji: 16
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How to Date Buildings: An Easy Reference Guide
ISBN: 9781846743436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Have you ever passed a building and wondered how old it is? This illustrated and easy reference guide is packed with hundreds of photos and information to help you date buildings and bring their history to life.
Have you ever passed a building and wondered how old it is? This illustrated and easy reference guide is packed with hundreds of photos and informatio...
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30,37 |
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Georgian and Regency Houses Explained: Britain's Architectural History
ISBN: 9781846740510 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The Georgian and Regency house conjures up a distinct and much admired image. Elegance, refinement and beautiful proportions have made this period an inspiration for later architects and a popular choice for today's house buyer. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor Yorke explains all aspects of the Georgian and Regency house and provides a comprehensive guide to the homes and houses of this notable period. The book is divided into three sections, outlining the history of the period; stepping inside the different rooms and their fittings, what they were used for and...
The Georgian and Regency house conjures up a distinct and much admired image. Elegance, refinement and beautiful proportions have made this period an ...
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British Architectural Styles: An Easy Reference Guide
ISBN: 9781846740824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Here is a compact and useful guide, filled with detailed drawings, to help put a date to the variety of buildings we see around us. It covers an immense range of structures and styles from 1500 to 1950. In addition, there is a glossary of architectural terms and a historical time chart. The book will prove an invaluable companion whether visiting grand houses open to the public or just simply strolling around the streets of villages, towns and cities.
Here is a compact and useful guide, filled with detailed drawings, to help put a date to the variety of buildings we see around us. It covers an immen...
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The Trench: Life and Death on the Western Front 1914 - 1918
ISBN: 9781846743177 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The horrors of the First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, one hundred years later, we are asked to reflect upon it and remember what a disastrous episode of history it was. During the next four years many thousands of people, especially the young in school parties, will visit the battle sites of the Western Front in France and Belgium, with their museums, their cemeteries, memorials and trench reconstructions. It was the trenches that were the setting for so much of the carnage. This book offers a brief, straightforward, illustrated...
The horrors of the First World War scarred an entire generation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Now, one hundred years later, we are asked ...
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50,63 |
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HOW TO DATE FURNITURE: An Easy Reference Guide
ISBN: 9781846743764 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Period Homes - Styles & Original Features: An Easy Reference Guide
ISBN: 9781846744020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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The Edwardian House Explained: A Brief History of British Architecture from 1900-1914
ISBN: 9781853069826 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The English have a love affair with the period house. They find the intoxicating blend of history, rustication and detailed styling more appealing than the plain and synthetic houses of recent years. The Edwardian house comes in all shapes, sizes and materials. It was essentially conservative in design, often harking back to a romantic age with elaborate but solid constructions. Garden Cities and suburbs were planned on a larger scale than ever before. There was a feeling of space and comfort that would disappear in the turmoil and tragedy of the First World War. Using his own drawings,...
The English have a love affair with the period house. They find the intoxicating blend of history, rustication and detailed styling more appealing tha...
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Art Deco House Styles
ISBN: 9781846742477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The lively styles of the period are still highly sought after by house buyers and homeowners today. This is the perfect book for those who want to learn more about the artistic influences of these years. Illustrated in full color throughout.
The lively styles of the period are still highly sought after by house buyers and homeowners today. This is the perfect book for those who want to lea...
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40,50 |
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How to Attack A Castle: And How To Defend It
ISBN: 9781846743665 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Decaying animals catapulted over battlements, flaming arrows raining from the sky and red-hot sand poured down ladders to repel advancing bloodthirsty hordes. Castle warfare was a grim and grisly business, and every aspect of it is brought to life in this book.
Decaying animals catapulted over battlements, flaming arrows raining from the sky and red-hot sand poured down ladders to repel advancing bloodthirsty...
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50,63 |
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The Victorian House Explained: Britain's Architectural History
ISBN: 9781853069437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. From the majestic rows of gleaming white terraces in West London to the grid of red-brick houses in northern mill towns, the legacy of the Victorian era can be found in every area of the England. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor Yorke explains all aspects of the Victorian house and provides a definitive guide for those who are renovating, tracing the history of their own house, or are simply interested in this notable period of history. The book provides a background to different phases of design throughout the Victorian age from 1830 to 1902. Various areas are...
From the majestic rows of gleaming white terraces in West London to the grid of red-brick houses in northern mill towns, the legacy of the Victorian e...
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English Churches Explained
ISBN: 9781846741913 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 129 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The local church is a familiar landmark in every town, city and village. The story of its past is the story of the people for whom, down the centuries, it was the center of the community. But how many people actually understand the reason for it being built in a particular place, how it was constructed, or why it was decorated in such a style? Discovering the information can sometimes be difficult but this new book places the period styles of church fabric and decoration into an easy to read form that is packed with photographs, pictures and diagrams. Trevor Yorke's simple but graphic...
The local church is a familiar landmark in every town, city and village. The story of its past is the story of the people for whom, down the centuries...
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The Cotswold Cottage
ISBN: 9781846743337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Using photographs and illustrations, Trevor Yorke lists the key attributes which make the cottage an iconic building type. The cottage breathes history, witnessing centuries of social change and is made from materials that reflect the local landscape.
Using photographs and illustrations, Trevor Yorke lists the key attributes which make the cottage an iconic building type. The cottage breathes histo...
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Victorian Pumping Stations
ISBN: 9781784422684 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Victorian pumping stations are colorful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose a highly decorative cast-iron frame, built to encage mighty steam engines. They are glorious buildings which display the Victorians' architectural confidence and engineering skills. More than that, they represent a key part of the story of urban development and how our towns and cities were shaped in this period of ground-breaking invention and civic pride. In this illustrated guide, Trevor Yorke tells the story of Victorian pumping stations and explains why they were built... Victorian pumping stations are colorful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose a highly decorative cast-iron frame, b... |
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Tracing Lost Railways
ISBN: 9781784423711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Gothic Revival Architecture
ISBN: 9781784422288 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from just copying medieval buildings, it was a style full of color and invention, in which its exponents created a daring new approach to design. Throwing out the old Classical rule book, Gothic Revival architects like Augustus Welby Pugin and George Gilbert Scott designed buildings which were asymmetrical in form and visually expressive of their function. It went beyond just bricks and mortar and had a strong...
From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive ...
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45,57 |
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Victorian Stained Glass
ISBN: 9781784424831 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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