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Bridges Explained: The Surprising History of Britain's Finest Bridges, How They Work & the People Who Made Them (Including Viaducts & Aqueducts)
ISBN: 9781846740794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Everyone uses bridges, but what do we really know about them? How and when were these bridges built? And, most importantly, why don't they fall down? In this easy-to-follow book, Trevor Yorke uses his own illustrations, diagrams and photographs to explain the basic principals and styles of bridges, so the reader can better appreciate them, recognize how they work and from what period they date. The book is divided into four sections.
Everyone uses bridges, but what do we really know about them? How and when were these bridges built? And, most importantly, why don't they fall down? ...
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Victorian Gothic House Styles
ISBN: 9781846743047 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The Gothic revival began in the early years of Victoria's reign. It quickly became the dominant form of building. New and exciting, it reflected Britain's growing stature and a confidence in the country's past and her future direction. The Gothic style was striking and distinctive, with pointed arches, tall towers, steep roofs, and colorful patterns of tile and brick on the exterior. Interiors featured staircases of rich wood, colored marble columns and painted ceilings. In recent years its romance and flamboyance has found renewed favor with the public. Major examples such as the Midland...
The Gothic revival began in the early years of Victoria's reign. It quickly became the dominant form of building. New and exciting, it reflected Brita...
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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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40,22 |
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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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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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50,28 |
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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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29,95 |
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Timber-Framed Building Explained
ISBN: 9781846742200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Timber framed buildings, whether they are medieval halls, barns, grand houses, or picturesque cottages, form one of the most delightful features of our historic towns and countryside. They catch our imagination as we admire the skill and craft of the carpenters who created them, with a strength and quality that has seen many of them survive for over six centuries. Using his own photographs, drawings and detailed diagrams, Trevor Yorke helps us to understand what such buildings may have originally looked like, the challenging technology behind their construction, how they have changed over the...
Timber framed buildings, whether they are medieval halls, barns, grand houses, or picturesque cottages, form one of the most delightful features of ou...
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40,02 |
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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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34,99 |
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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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50,28 |
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The 1930s House Explained: Britain's Architectural History
ISBN: 9781846740022 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The English have a love affair with the period house. We find the intoxicating blend of rustication and detailed styling more appealing than the plain and synthetic houses of recent years. The house-building boom of the late 1920s and the 1930s put home ownership within the reach of many for the first time. These were families with modest means but with high aspirations. Modern flat roofed Art Deco villas grew up alongside detached and semidetached mock Tudor styles. Many had both front and rear gardens. Interiors were required to be fashionable and to take advantage of new domestic...
The English have a love affair with the period house. We find the intoxicating blend of rustication and detailed styling more appealing than the plain...
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50,28 |
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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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50,28 |
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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 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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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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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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Victorian Stained Glass
ISBN: 9781784424831 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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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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45,24 |
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