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The Milan Church of Sant'Ambrogio: A Building History from 386 to 1200 - Paperback

$177.93

by Anat Tcherikover (Author)The book concerns the church of Sant'Ambrogio at Milan. It discusses previously overlooked material which calls into question the conventional reconstruction of the building history. Correspondingly, it offers a reappraisal of the building's transmutations over several periods, from the Romano-Christian to the Romanesque.Author BiographyAnat Tcherikover is professor emerita of Art History at the University of Haifa, Israel. Her alma mater is the Courtauld Institute...

The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being - Paperback

$21.95

by Lily Bernheimer (Author)The spaces we inhabit- from homes and workspaces to city streets--mediate community, creativity, and our very identity. Using insights from environmental psychology, design, and architecture, The Shaping of Us shows how the built and natural worlds subtly influence our behavior, health, and personality. Exploring ideas such as "ruin porn" and "ninja-proof seating," mysteries of how we interact with the physical spaces around us are revealed. From caves and cathedral...

Adult Coloring Book - Geometric Patterns - Paperback

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by Adam Smith (Author)Enjoy relaxing patterns with this fantastic coloring book Relax Geometric Patterns coloring book is an incredible collection of relaxing and easy-to-color patterns.Enjoy The symmetrical and simple beauty of the geometric shapes! With multiple different patterns to color and a variety of themes, you will always have something different to color. Why this is the best choice - Relaxing Coloring Pages. Every page you color will pull you into a relaxing world where your respo...

Landscaping Ideas for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Learn the Basics and Creative Project Ideas of Landscape Design - Paperback

$31.19

by Gardening For Beginners Design School (Author)Do you wish you had a space to relax, sit, entertain yourself, or let your kids play?Do you dream of building a beautiful garden where you can spend the most beautiful days? Can you imagine a place where you, your friends and family can get together and have a good time?Or maybe you're just bored with your current garden design and want something more colorful and diverse?Landscaping is an excellent way to create an appealing area to grow plant...

Solid Air: Invisible Killer- Saving Birds from Windows - Paperback

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by Daniel Klem Jr (Author)Birds kill themselves striking all types and sizes of human-built structures the world over. This book describes the cause of this universal problem and how to solve it.Back JacketBirds behave as if sheet glass is invisible to them. They kill themselves striking clear and reflective panes in all types and sizes of human-built structures the world over. The killing is indiscriminate, taking the fit and unfit species, of any age category- both common and of conservatio...

How to furnish your home for practically nothing! - Paperback

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by Anita Bilkey (Author), Scott Bilkey (Designed by)How to furnish your home for practically nothing opens the door to your journey into recycling and restoring used and old furniture. By providing a detailed overview of using individual styles, mixing styles, buying the right furniture for the most valued investment and repairing, reupholstering and repainting the furniture to achieve the result you desire, your home can be furnished in the style that you want for a price you can afford. Num...

The American Vitruvius; an Architect's Handbook of Civic Art - Hardcover

$50.33

by Werner 1881-1936 Hegemann (Author), Elbert 1886-1968 Peets (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work...

Details of Gothic Architecture, Measured and Drawn From Existing Examples; v.2 - Paperback

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by James Kellaway Colling (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved...

Vitruvius, the Ten Books on Architecture - Hardcover

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by Vitruvius Pollio (Created by), M. H. (Morris Hicky) 1859-1910 Morgan (Created by), Herbert Langford 1857-1917 Warren (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body o...

Tourists' Guide to Saint John and the Province of New Brunswick [microform] - Paperback

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by James M. Mulhall (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, repr...

A Manual of Face Brick Construction - Hardcover

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by American Face Brick Association (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to...

Early Connecticut Houses: an Historical and Architectural Study - Hardcover

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by Norman Morrison 1864-1943 Isham (Author), Albert F. Brown (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work ...

Miracle Concrete: the Great Modern Industry - Paperback

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by Miracle Pressed Stone Co (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be pre...

Rules for Drawing the Several Parts of Architecture, in a More Exact and Easy Manner Than Has Been Heretofore Practised, by Which All Fractions, in Di - Paperback

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by James 1682-1754 Gibbs (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved,...

A Treatise of the Five Orders of Columns in Architecture: Viz. Toscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite ... to Which is Annex'd, a Discourse Con - Paperback

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by Claude 1613-1688 James Perrault (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to...

Byzantine Architecture and Ornament - Paperback

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by Melchior Marquis de Vogüé (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be ...

How to Select a Plan and How to Build a House by R.W. Shoppell. - Hardcover

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by R. W. (Robert W. ). Shoppell (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be...

Lambert's Suburban Architecture - Hardcover

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by Wm a Lambert (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, repr...

Naaein (Naa-een): A Visual Journey To Historic Cities Of Iran Volume III - Paperback

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by Hossein Manoochehri (Author)Naaein [Naa-een] is a historic cities in central Iran. The historic cities of Iran, founded centuries ago, host many featuresof the indigenous architecture of Iran. The indigenous ( or the clay) architecture of Iran is a unique architectural genre characterized by the use of mud-bricks as well as dome-like roofs for the ceilings. Traditional tiles and tile-works, furthermore, are used for the interior and exterior decorations of the buildings. Although there are...

Persepolis And Naqsh-e Roustam: A Visual Journey To Historic Cities Of Iran Vol. V - Paperback

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by Hossein Manoochehri (Author)Persepolis and Naqsh-e Roustam are two pre-Islamic (before the A.D. 7th century) sites in Iran. They are located about 30 miles northeast of the city of Shiraaz. During past centuries, Persepolis has continued to be a landmark for the pre-Islamic civilization in Iran and, therefore, great efforts have been used to protect Persepolis from the destructive intentions of conquerors of Iran, such as Greeks (c.320 B.C.), Muslims (A.D. 7th century), Tatars and Mongols ...

The Parthenon and Other Greek Temples; Their Dynamic Symmetry - Paperback

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by Jay 1867-1924 Hambidge (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved...

Keith's Architectural Studies, No.8 - Hardcover

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by M L Keith (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reprodu...

Sticks and Stones, a Study of American Architecture and Civilization - Paperback

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by Lewis Mumford (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reprodu...

Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ont. [microform] - Hardcover

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by H Belden & Co (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved,...

One Hundred Country Houses: Modern American Examples - Paperback

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by Aymar 1880- Embury (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, re...

Old Philadelphia Colonial Details - Paperback

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by Joseph Patterson 1890- Sims (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be pres...

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by E W Stillwell and Co (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserv...

Craftsman Houses: a Book for Home-makers - Paperback

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by Gustav 1858-1942 Stickley (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be pr...

London Churches of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries - Paperback

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by George H. Birch (Author), Inigo 1573-1652 Jones (Author), Christopher Wren (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we co...

Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel - Hardcover

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by Mike Fornes (Author)A Michigan icon, Grand Hotel is in its third century as America's summer place. The ambiance of Mackinac Island combines with the hotel's ultimate level of hospitality, premier dining, and five-star guest experience for an unforgettable stop on any visitor's itinerary. The setting itself has been captured by Hollywood on film, relied upon by politicians and the business community for conferences, and explored by those seeking relaxation and top-notch amenities for every...

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by Rob MacKay (Author)Queens, New York, boasts a rich history that includes dozens of poorly publicized but historically impressive houses. A mix of farmsteads, mansions, seaside escapes, and architecturally significant community dwellings, these homes were owned by America's forefathers, nouveau riche industrialists, Wall Street tycoons, and prominent African American entertainers from the Jazz Age. Rufus King, a senator and the youngest signer of the US Constitution, operated a large family...

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by Gary Flinn (Author)The city of Flint waxed and waned with the automotive industry of the twentieth century. Where they have not vanished completely, crumbling signs of past opulence stand as painful reminders of more recent struggles. Hardly a trace remains of the Buick City factory complex that sprawled across the city's north side. The placid waters of Flint Park Lake once echoed with the sounds of an amusement park--games, dancing, circus acts and even a roller coaster. Flint Community ...