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Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1735-1835
ISBN: 9781933202877 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Within the picturesque borders of Jefferson County, West Virginia remain the vestiges of a history filled with Civil War battles and political rebellion. Yet also woven into the historical landscapeof this small county nestled within the Shenandoah Valley is an unusual collection of historic homes.In this fascinating architectural exploration, John C. Allen, Jr. details his expansive seven-year survey of Jefferson County s historic residences.By focusing on dwellings built from the mid-eighteenth century to the arrival of the railroad and canal in 1835, Allen unfolds the unique story of... Within the picturesque borders of Jefferson County, West Virginia remain the vestiges of a history filled with Civil War battles and political rebe... |
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205,71 |
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Once Upon a Highway: Route 66 in Oklahoma
ISBN: 9781581071382 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once Upon a Highway: Route 66 in Oklahoma Artist and author John Calvin Womack faithfully captures over 155 sites along 395 miles of historic Route 66 in Oklahoma. Over a five-year period, John traveled the old stretches of Route 66 in Oklahoma compiling notes, sketches, and photographs of the various sights along the highway. This research developed into the series of pen and ink drawings presented in this collectors' volume. He brings to the viewer and reader a remarkable and provocative record of sights and places -- scenes of gas stations, motel signs, churches, houses, barns, bridges,...
Once Upon a Highway: Route 66 in Oklahoma Artist and author John Calvin Womack faithfully captures over 155 sites along 395 miles of historic Route 66...
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Building Museums: A Handbook for Small & Midsize Organizations
ISBN: 9780873518475 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Perhaps your museum's archives have run out of space, or its public programs have outgrown their facility. Perhaps a generous donor or an energetic campaign has provided the funding for a renovation, a new wing, or a new building. Whatever the circumstances, small and midsized museums can find themselves taking on a construction project. But those responsible for seeing that it's done right--board members, museum professionals, and skilled museum volunteers--are seldom experienced in the high-stakes world of construction management.
This handbook outlines the processes and explains... Perhaps your museum's archives have run out of space, or its public programs have outgrown their facility. Perhaps a generous donor or an energetic ca...
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115,42 |
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Conversations with Samuel Wilson, Jr.: Dean of Architectural Preservation in New Orleans
ISBN: 9781589809864 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architect, scholar, and civil leader, Samuel Wilson, Jr. was the founding president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, which advocates historic preservation in New Orleans. A complement to Learning From Samuel Wilson, Jr., this second volume offers new information on historic preservation. The collection of interviews between Abbye A. Gorin and the renowned architect offers an intimate glimpse of what was involved in carrying out projects and executing research. Through candid conversations, the book exposes the complexities of architecture and the intricate steps involved in a... Architect, scholar, and civil leader, Samuel Wilson, Jr. was the founding president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, which advocates historic pr... |
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80,72 |
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Intrigue Through Time
ISBN: 9781610230179 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. INTRIGUE THROUGH TIME LADIES, have you ever looked for true love and couldn't find it then been "floored" by a handsome, dynamic and available young gentleman suddenly on the scene? Have you felt "your butter melt" in his presence and decided this is the person you would like to spend the rest of your life with? Have you had to strategize to keep your friends' "hands off your man?" If rich, have you wanted to share your wealth with this person because of how he makes you feel? Have your felt overjoyed in his presence at tourist spots, historically interesting places of your city, as in New...
INTRIGUE THROUGH TIME LADIES, have you ever looked for true love and couldn't find it then been "floored" by a handsome, dynamic and available young g...
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City of Wooden Houses: Georgetown, Guyana
ISBN: 9781858946641 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Georgetown's architecture was molded by the French, Dutch, British and Spanish during the C18th/C19th and built in a classical style reinterpreted by local craftsmen largely in wood. The book gives a brief history of Georgetown, explaining the various house types with photographs of the buildings and their particular features
Georgetown's architecture was molded by the French, Dutch, British and Spanish during the C18th/C19th and built in a classical style reinterpreted by ...
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231,21 |
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Landmarks Preservation and the Property Tax: Assessing Landmark Buildings for Real Taxation Purposes
ISBN: 9781412848572 / Angielski / Miękka / 255 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Historic preservation is an issue of growing importance and public commitment. Federal and state mechanisms have been established to identify and support historic buildings/sites, while local governments have been active in supporting and protecting historic resources. Communities across the country have established designation programs whereby individual buildings or districts of historical-architectural significance are accorded landmark status. Designation activity has been accompanied by growing interest in other local incentives/disincentives to the support of historic buildings. In this...
Historic preservation is an issue of growing importance and public commitment. Federal and state mechanisms have been established to identify and supp...
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225,25 |
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The Chesapeake House: Architectural Investigation by Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780807835777 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and social history in the Chesapeake region. Its painstaking work has transformed our understanding of building practices in the colonial and early national periods and thereby greatly enriched the experience of visiting historic sites. In this beautifully illustrated volume, a team of historians, curators, and conservators draw on their far-reaching knowledge of historic structures in Virginia and Maryland to illuminate the formation,...
For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, land...
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283,55 |
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The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural Preservation: Antiquity to Modernity
ISBN: 9780415499996 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shortlisted for the 2014 SAHGB Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion. In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance inevitable? Certainly, ancient structures have long been treated with care and reverence in many societies, including classical Rome and Greece. But only in modern Europe and America, in the last two centuries, has this care been elaborated and...
Shortlisted for the 2014 SAHGB Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion. In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a promine...
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930,57 |
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Counting Our Blessings
ISBN: 9780865349438 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Like a sentinel, The Sacred Heart Church-"La iglesia del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus"-sits at the crossroads, atop a hill, overlooking the bucolic green" valle" of Nambe, New Mexico. From the panoramic and hallowed church property, one has clear vistas of the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountains. In this most tranquil setting, members of the parish gather every Sunday morning for mass at 8:30. The masses, celebrated by many revered priests and gifted musicians and vocalists over the years, are holy and serene-calm for the soul. This book, through research and interviews by Carolina Romero de...
Like a sentinel, The Sacred Heart Church-"La iglesia del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus"-sits at the crossroads, atop a hill, overlooking the bucolic green"...
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Contested and Shared Places of Memory: History and Politics in North Eastern Europe
ISBN: 9780415846776 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Baltic-Russian debates on the past have become a hot spot of European memory politics. Violent protests and international tensions accompanying the removal of the "Bronze Soldier" monument, which commemorated the Soviet liberation of Tallinn in 1944, from the city centre in April 2007 have demonstrated the political impact that contested sites of memory may still reveal. In this publication, collective memories that are related to major traits of the 20th century in North Eastern Europe - the Holocaust, Nazi and Soviet occupation and (re-)emerging nationalisms - are examined through a...
The Baltic-Russian debates on the past have become a hot spot of European memory politics. Violent protests and international tensions accompanying th...
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112,60 |
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Dwelling in Possibility: Searching for the Soul of Shelter
ISBN: 9780872331679 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have life--are home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, is an old-fashioned word that we've misplaced.
When we live heart and soul, we dwell. When we belong to a place, we dwell. Possession, they say, is nine-tenths of the law, but it is also what too many houses and towns lack. We are not possessed by our home places. This lost quality of dwelling--the soul of buildings--haunts most of our houses and our landscape. Dwelling in Possibility is a search for the ordinary qualities that make some... The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have life--are home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, i...
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73,47 |
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On Architecture: Melvin Charney, a Critical Anthology Volume 11
ISBN: 9780773541825 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Melvin Charney (1935-2012) spent his career working on the border between art and architecture. His internationally celebrated art employed a variety of media including photography, montage, painting, sculpture, and temporary and permanent installations, relentlessly pursuing the meaning of architectural images in the age of mass communication. A long career as an educator was punctuated by several high-profile and contentious interventions into debates about architecture and urban life in Montreal. In spite of his renown, few realize that his legacy is also that of a prolific architectural...
Melvin Charney (1935-2012) spent his career working on the border between art and architecture. His internationally celebrated art employed a variety ...
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205,71 |
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The Garage: Automobility and Building Innovation in America's Early Auto Age
ISBN: 9781572339583 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The garage whether used for automobile storage, parking, repair, or sales has been an American commonplace for so long that it is surprising how little attention it has drawn from scholars tracing the country s architectural and cultural heritage. In this compellingly written and profusely illustrated book, John Jakle and Keith Sculle two of the nation s foremost experts on Roadside America bring their analytical acumen and meticulous research skills to bear on the remarkably rich history of this overlooked feature of the U.S. landscape.
Beginning with the days when only the wealthy could... The garage whether used for automobile storage, parking, repair, or sales has been an American commonplace for so long that it is surprising how littl...
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117,50 |
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The Politics of Heritage Management in Mali: From UNESCO to Djenné
ISBN: 9781611320954 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Djenne, in modern day Mali, is exalted as an enduring wonder of the ancient African world by archaeologists, anthropologists, state officials, architects and travel writers. In this revealing study, the author critically examines how the politics of heritage management, conservation, and authenticity play essential roles in the construction of Djenne's past and its appropriation for contemporary purposes. Despite its great renown, the majority of local residents remain desperately poor. And while most are proud of their cultural heritage, they are often...
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Djenne, in modern day Mali, is exalted as an enduring wonder of the ancient African world by archaeologists, anthrop...
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225,25 |
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Managing Cultural Landscapes
ISBN: 9780415672252 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text explores the latest thought in landscape and place by airing critical discussion of key issues in cultural landscapes through accessible accounts of how the concept of cultural landscape applies in diverse contexts across the globe.
This text explores the latest thought in landscape and place by airing critical discussion of key issues in cultural landscapes through accessible acc...
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Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court
ISBN: 9780571238903 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power & prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were cocooned in comfort & splendour, successful courtiers had level heads & cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. This is a portrait of an enthralling group of royal servants.
Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power & prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were...
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65,37 |
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Heritage Microbiology and Science: Microbes, Monuments and Maritime Materials
ISBN: 9780854041411 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Heritage Science is emerging as a discipline that brings together chemists, physicists, microbiologists, conservation scientists, archaeologists and conservators. Its scope, precise boundaries and the interfaces between its component disciplines may be in a state of flux but, above all, its interdisciplinary nature offers understanding of the causes, control and protection of heritage from ever-present environmental challenges. In particular, the activities of microbes play a central part in shaping the natural world of our planet but this awesome power constitutes a serious threat to the...
Heritage Science is emerging as a discipline that brings together chemists, physicists, microbiologists, conservation scientists, archaeologists and c...
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538,76 |
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Building with Lime: A practical introduction
ISBN: 9781853395475 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lime has been used in building for thousands of years and, used well, it continues to be the best and most versatile binder in the world. Building with Lime is an invaluable source of practical advice for those considering lime as a building material, and a general reference to the broad range of uses for lime in construction. It shows how to make the best use of different types of lime, whether extracted locally or transported from further afield.
* Designed for builders, architects, surveyors, engineers and manufacturers around the world and for those maintaining old... Lime has been used in building for thousands of years and, used well, it continues to be the best and most versatile binder in the world. Building ...
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177,07 |
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North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City
ISBN: 9780823257713 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From a quarantine hospital to a juvenile drug treatment center to an uninhabited island of ruins--this magnificent photographic survey that brings North Brother Island to life. Few people today have ever heard of North Brother Island, though a hundred years ago it was place known to--and often feared by--nearly everyone in New York City. The island, a small dot in the East River, twenty acres slotted between today's gritty industrial shores of the Bronx and Queens, was a minor piece of the New York archipelago until the late 19th century, when calls for social and...
From a quarantine hospital to a juvenile drug treatment center to an uninhabited island of ruins--this magnificent photographic survey that br...
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181,22 |
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