Brief Histories: Ancient Greece
ISBN: 9781399622554 / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,92 zł |
Zum Weihehaus der eleusinischen Mysterien
ISBN: 9783112759868 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 20 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Zum Weihehaus der eleusinischen Mysterien" verfügbar.
Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Zum Weihehaus der eleusinischen Mysterien" verfügbar.
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561,04 zł |
Easter Island: Secret History of a Lost Island
ISBN: 9781839388330 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,75 zł |
Worshipping Athena: Panathenaia And Parthenon
ISBN: 9780299151140 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The foremost religious festival of ancient Athens-the city dedicated to Athena, goddess of war, fertility, arts, and wisdom-was the Panathenaia. Challenging old assumptions and refuting new theories, Worshipping Athena addresses the many problems of interpretation and understanding that have swirled for years around the Panathenaia. Among the issues discussed is the recent sensational controversy over the Parthenon frieze, perhaps the best known but least understood work of Greek art. For centuries the frieze has been thought to represent the Panathenaia procession, but recently the...
The foremost religious festival of ancient Athens-the city dedicated to Athena, goddess of war, fertility, arts, and wisdom-was the Panathenaia. Chall...
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158,14 zł |
Parthenon (Revised)
ISBN: 9780393314403 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each volume includes all the necessary materials for the comprehensive study of a work of art:
Each volume includes all the necessary materials for the comprehensive study of a work of art:
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108,45 zł |
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vol. II: Volume 2
ISBN: 9780486225739 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Scientist, painter, mechanical engineer, sculptor, thinker, city planner, storyteller, musician, architect Leonardo da Vinci, builder of the first flying machine, was one of the great universal geniuses of Western civilization. His voluminous notebooks, the great storehouse of his theories and discoveries, are presented here in 1566 extracts that reveal the full range of Leonardo's versatile interest: all the important writings on painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, astronomy, geography, topography, and other fields are included, in both Italian and English, with 186 plates of... Scientist, painter, mechanical engineer, sculptor, thinker, city planner, storyteller, musician, architect Leonardo da Vinci, builder of the first ... |
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125,84 zł |
Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome
ISBN: 9780786717491 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome is a unique, unconventional guide and a deeply felt homage to Rome and its extraordinary 2,500-year history. Moving beyond the names, dates, and statistics of ordinary guidebooks, George Sullivan's eye-opening essays celebrate the special character of Rome's buildings, fountains, piazzas, streets, and ruins. From the largest landmark down to the smallest hidden gem, Not Built in a Day explores the city in comprehensive detail, offering detailed visual and historical analyses that enable readers to see and understand exactly...
Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome is a unique, unconventional guide and a deeply felt homage to Rome and its extraordinary...
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136,88 zł |
Krinoi Kai Limenes : Studies in Honor of Joseph and Maria Shaw
ISBN: 9781931534222 / Angielski / Twarda / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joseph and Maria Shaw received the Archaeological Institute of America's Gold Medal for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in January of 2006. This volume is a collection of the papers presented at the Gold Medal Colloquium held in their honour during the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in Montreal, Quebec. Additional articles have also been written for this volume. Many of the articles pertain to different aspects of Aegean Bronze Age architecture, harbors, frescoes, and trade, which are all keen interests of the Shaws.
Joseph and Maria Shaw received the Archaeological Institute of America's Gold Medal for a lifetime of outstanding achievement in January of 2006. This...
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398,90 zł |
Building Jewish in the Roman East
ISBN: 9781932792010 / Angielski / Miękka / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Archaeology has shown the riches of ancient Jewish buildings in Jerusalem, Judea, Galilee, and throughout the Mediterranean. The time is right for a book on ancient Jewish architecture Building Jewish in the Roman East first surveys the architecture of small rural villages in Galilee, concentrating on the early Roman period, before examining the development of synagogues as Jewish associations within Roman society. building activity under Herod the Great in the first century BCE. Richardson's careful work not only documents the material culture that forms the background to any study of Second...
Archaeology has shown the riches of ancient Jewish buildings in Jerusalem, Judea, Galilee, and throughout the Mediterranean. The time is right for a b...
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280,10 zł |
The Barefoot Architect
ISBN: 9780936070421 / Angielski / Miękka / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, includingdesign (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and...
A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished...
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130,19 zł |
Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome: A Comprehensive Guide
ISBN: 9781902210582 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive guide to the individual churches, catacombs, embellishments and artefacts of Early Christian Rome. The author describes precisely where the extant features are situated and provides details on what can be seen. The ground plans of each site studies allows the reader to compare the proportions of each church with another.
A comprehensive guide to the individual churches, catacombs, embellishments and artefacts of Early Christian Rome. The author describes precisely wher...
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192,30 zł |
The Rediscovery of Antiquity – The Role of the Artist
ISBN: 9788772898292 / Angielski / Miękka / 551 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Includes the revised versions of papers presented at a conference in Copenhagen in September 2001. The participants were classical archaeologists, art historians and artists and the anthology is divided into four main themes: artists use of ancient models;
Includes the revised versions of papers presented at a conference in Copenhagen in September 2001. The participants were classical archaeologists, art...
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357,58 zł |
Johannes Wiedewelt : A Danish Artist in Search of the Past, Shaping the Future
ISBN: 9788763507875 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the latter half of the 18th century, Johannes Wiedewelt (1731-1802) played a pivotal role in introducing an early form of Neoclassicism in Danish sculpture, by creating a large number of monuments for many different purposes. This book aims at reassessi
In the latter half of the 18th century, Johannes Wiedewelt (1731-1802) played a pivotal role in introducing an early form of Neoclassicism in Danish s...
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297,06 zł |
The Roman Imperial Mausoleum in Late Antiquity
ISBN: 9780521513715 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the first comprehensive study of the mausolea of the later Roman emperors. Constructed between ca. AD 244 and 450 and bridging the transition from paganism to Christianity within the empire, these important buildings shared a common design, that of domed rotunda. Mark Johnson examines the symbolism and function of the mausolea, demonstrating for the first time that these monuments served as temples and shrines to the divinized emperors. Through an examination of literary sources and the archaeological record, he identifies which buildings were built as imperial tombs. Each...
This book is the first comprehensive study of the mausolea of the later Roman emperors. Constructed between ca. AD 244 and 450 and bridging the transi...
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451,96 zł |
Latin Inscriptions from Central Spain: Volume 34
ISBN: 9780520097568 / Angielski / Twarda / 522 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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389,71 zł |
Pierre Gilles' Constantinople: A Modern English Translation
ISBN: 9780934977692 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the mid-sixteenth century Francois I ruled France, and Suleyman the Magnificent sat on the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Although the two leaders were separated by culture, religion and politics, the Catholic Francois and the Muslim Suleyman joined forces for a time in a political alliance to check the Hapsburg threat to both their empires. In 1544 Pierre Gilles of Albi, an established scholar and author, arrived in Constantinople as a member of a French embassy aimed at furthering this alliance. Constantinople was then the largest and wealthiest city in Europe. Its nearly 700,000...
In the mid-sixteenth century Francois I ruled France, and Suleyman the Magnificent sat on the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Although the two leaders w...
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146,06 zł |
Irish Stone Walls: History, Building, Conservation
ISBN: 9781847172341 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Irish countryside is a patchwork of over 250,000 miles of stone wall. This guide covers the history of this ancient tradition, giving illustrated examples and step-by-step instructions on constructing, conserving and repairing stone walls of all types - whether dry stone or mortar.
The Irish countryside is a patchwork of over 250,000 miles of stone wall. This guide covers the history of this ancient tradition, giving illustrated ...
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92,66 zł |
The Development and Decline of Chinese Cosmology
ISBN: 9780982321249 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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146,01 zł |
Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Period)
ISBN: 9781446513965 / Angielski / Twarda / 442 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the second volume of Percy Brown's comprehensive catalogue of Indian architecture. This volume deals with the development of Hindu and Buddhist architecture in India up to modern times, and comprises the chapters: The Prehistoric And Epic Periods In Art And Religion, Introduction, The Proto-historic Period: The Indus Valley Civilization, The Epic Period: Vedic And Pre-maurya Civilizations, The Epic Period: The Religions Of India, et cetera. This wonderful text can be considered the definitive handbook on the subject, complete with a wealth of information and illustrations of the...
This is the second volume of Percy Brown's comprehensive catalogue of Indian architecture. This volume deals with the development of Hindu and Buddhis...
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219,04 zł |
Past Presented: Archaeological Illustration and the Ancient Americas
ISBN: 9780884023807 / Angielski / Twarda / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Illustrations remain one of the fundamental tools of archaeology, a means by which we share information and build ideas. Often treated as if they were neutral representations, archaeological illustrations are the convergence of science and the imagination. This volume, a collection of fourteen essays addressing the visual presentation of the Pre-Columbian past from the fifteenth century to the present day, explores and contextualizes the visual culture of archaeological illustration, addressing the intellectual history of the field and the relationship of archaeological illustration to other...
Illustrations remain one of the fundamental tools of archaeology, a means by which we share information and build ideas. Often treated as if they were...
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302,34 zł |