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The 1930s House Explained: Britain's Architectural History
ISBN: 9781846740022 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 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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Georgian and Regency Houses Explained: Britain's Architectural History
ISBN: 9781846740510 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 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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The Victorian House Explained: Britain's Architectural History
ISBN: 9781853069437 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 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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The Edwardian House Explained: A Brief History of British Architecture from 1900-1914
ISBN: 9781853069826 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 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 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know: A complete introduction to the key concepts and styles of architecture
ISBN: 9781529432206 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Coming from the South
ISBN: 9788495273031 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most books about architecture and urban environments give the impression that the world is a flat place inhabited by very rich countries and very poor countries. More complex physical and geographical realities exits, however, as well as places with middling economies. In this book, architect Eduard Bru discusses some of these places, many of which are found in southern Europe, and through them he reflects on the present and the immediate future of the built environment, using parameters different from those of the dominant Dutch/North American majority. He defends, for poorer countries, a...
Most books about architecture and urban environments give the impression that the world is a flat place inhabited by very rich countries and very poor...
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Seeing the Getty Villa
ISBN: 9780892368334 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This beautiful souvenir book captures the visual delights, both man-made and natural, of the newly renovated Getty Villa, set to reopen in 2005. More than seventy color photographs artfully record the stunning architecture and grounds of the Villa. Visiting the new Villa will reap numerous aesthetic rewards, for all the senses. Seeing the Getty Villa will surely reward the visual one.
The book is a tour guide in image and text, taking readers into and through the site, beginning with the cobblestone "Roman road" and the dramatic new entranceway, and then into the Museum entry court and... This beautiful souvenir book captures the visual delights, both man-made and natural, of the newly renovated Getty Villa, set to reopen in 2005. More ...
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Discovering Abbeys and Priories
ISBN: 9780747805892 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What exactly is an abbey and does it differ from a priory? This book clarifies the seeming confusion by answering these questions and much more besides. This new edition, in a larger format, includes descriptions of over 200 individual sites open to the public and over 90 colour photographs.
What exactly is an abbey and does it differ from a priory? This book clarifies the seeming confusion by answering these questions and much more beside...
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The Konark Sun Temple
ISBN: 9781647609795 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Swiss Chalet Book
ISBN: 9781603861885 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An unabridged, digitally enlarged edition of the of the 1913 classic by William Dana
An unabridged, digitally enlarged edition of the of the 1913 classic by William Dana
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ایران، محور امید
ISBN: 9781387729968 / Perski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Secrets Of The Serpent: In Search Of The Sacred Past
ISBN: 9781434821140 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Across time and across the world, an ancient serpent cult once dominated mankind. Then a great battle ensued and Christianity stamped it's authority on the face of the planet. Now, after years of research, the real religious history of the world can be told. In Secrets of the Serpent, Philip Gardiner for the first time reveals the world's most mysterious places were once sacred to the Serpent Cult. The history and mythology of the so-called reptilian agenda and alien visitation in ancient times now has a solid opponent - giving answers for the many symbols and myths often confused by those...
Across time and across the world, an ancient serpent cult once dominated mankind. Then a great battle ensued and Christianity stamped it's authority o...
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Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London and the birth of the modern city
ISBN: 9798376663691 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Brooklyn Bridge: Its earliest years
ISBN: 9781505749724 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Thousands on thousands will cross the Bridge because it is the Bridge." It's been called the "8th Wonder of the World" and was the object of Ken Burns' first documentary. A fixture in the background of practically every movie or TV show set in New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge stands not just as an urban icon but as testament to engineering, ingenuity, and hard work. "The Brooklyn Bridge: Its Earliest Years" is a collection of 19th century accounts - a broad swath from construction details written by Washington Roebling himself to a souvenir booklet published by a large department store of...
"Thousands on thousands will cross the Bridge because it is the Bridge." It's been called the "8th Wonder of the World" and was the object of Ken Burn...
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Secrets of the Serpent: In Search of the Sacred Past
ISBN: 9780977790432 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Behind the Doors of Notorious Covent Garden: The True Story of Covent Garden
ISBN: 9781440184987 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covent Garden, the cultural heart of London, is notorious for its history, ghosts, and the Old Market. Discover the special places unique to this area.
It would be interesting to read about the latest fashionable shops, popular pubs and hotels that existed in Covent Garden a hundred years ago but there is no accurate record as far as I know. This book, therefore, may be of interest in 100 years hence when we are all gone. There are biographies of the people who lived and worked here of course, and some of the restaurants and theatres they visited are still in existence, but in 100... Covent Garden, the cultural heart of London, is notorious for its history, ghosts, and the Old Market. Discover the special places unique to this area...
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Warrior
ISBN: 9781462050758 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Description de Notre-Dame
ISBN: 9782379760891 / Francuski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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De krijgers van Fiji
ISBN: 9781716969577 / Holenderski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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England's Villages: An Extraordinary Journey Through Time
ISBN: 9781788704601 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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