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Report copyright infringementby Walter Gilman 1858-1908 [From Berg (Created by)"Berg's Complete Timber Test Record" offers a comprehensive look at timber testing methodologies of the late 19th century. This historical record provides insights into the properties and structural capabilities of various types of wood, crucial for civil engineering and architectural applications. Compiled by Walter Gilman Berg, this volume serves as a valuable resource for understanding historical engineering pra...

The Cahokia Mounds: A Preliminary Paper (1922)

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Report copyright infringementby Warren King Moorehead (Author)The Cahokia Mounds: A Preliminary Paper is a book written by Warren King Moorehead in 1922. The book provides a detailed analysis of the Cahokia Mounds, which are a group of prehistoric Native American mounds located in Illinois. The author explores the history, architecture, and cultural significance of these mounds, which were built by the Mississippian culture between 800 and 1400 CE. Moorehead's book is divided into several cha...

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Report copyright infringementby Stokes J (Author)"The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Companion" is a comprehensive guide for woodworkers and furniture makers. Originally published in 1904, this practical manual offers detailed instructions and illustrations for creating a wide range of furniture pieces. From basic cabinet construction to advanced upholstery techniques, the book provides valuable insights into the craft. It covers various aspects of furniture design, materials, and tools, mak...

The Antiquities Of Arundel, The Peculiar Privilege Of Its Castle And Lordship: With An Abstract Of The Lives Of The Earls Of Arundel (1766)

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Caraccioli (Author)The Antiquities Of Arundel, The Peculiar Privilege Of Its Castle And Lordship: With An Abstract Of The Lives Of The Earls Of Arundel is a book written by Charles Caraccioli in 1766. The book provides a comprehensive description of the history and antiquities of Arundel, a town in West Sussex, England. It explores the unique privilege of the town's castle and lordship, and provides an abstract of the lives of the Earls of Arundel, who ...

Walks And Talks Of An American Farmer In England (1852)

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Law Olmsted (Author)Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England is a travelogue written by Frederick Law Olmsted, an American journalist and landscape architect, in 1852. The book chronicles Olmsted's experiences and observations while traveling through England as a farmer, exploring the countryside and interacting with local farmers and landowners. Through his vivid descriptions of the English landscape, Olmsted provides readers with a glimpse i...

Green Bans, Red Union: The saving of a city

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Report copyright infringementby Meredith Burgmann (Author), Verity Burgmann (Author)Revised edition of a landmark book. At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian cities into concrete jungles. Enraging employers and politicians but delighting many in the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation risked their jobs to preserve buildings, bush and p...

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Report copyright infringementby James Bell Pettigrew (Author)Explore the intricate designs found throughout the natural world in James Bell Pettigrew's "Design In Nature." Volume 1 delves into the spiral and other arrangements evident in both inorganic and organic kingdoms. Pettigrew examines these patterns as they manifest in matter, force, life, growth, and rhythms, with a particular focus on crystals, plants, and animals. This illustrated volume offers a unique perspective on the underlyin...

Against Architecture: The Writings of Georges Bataille

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Report copyright infringementby Denis Hollier (Author), Betsy Wing (Translator)Over the past 30 years the writings of Georges Bataille have had a profound influence on French intellectual thought, informing the work of Foucault, Derrida, and Barthes, among others. Against Architecture offers the first serious interpretation of this challenging thinker, spelling out the profoundly original and radical nature of Bataille's work.Author BiographyDenis Hollier is Professor of French at Yale Univer...

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Report copyright infringementby Australia Institution of Surveyors (Created by)Delve into the historical record of Australian surveying and land management with Volumes 9 and 10 of "The Surveyor," a publication by the Institution of Surveyors, Australia. These volumes offer a fascinating glimpse into the practices, challenges, and innovations of surveyors during a pivotal period in Australia's development. Explore articles, reports, and discussions that shed light on the techniques used to ma...

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Report copyright infringementby G. Clymer Brooke (Author)Birdsboro: Company With A Past, Built To Last is a historical book written by G. Clymer Brooke. The book is a comprehensive account of the Birdsboro Corporation, a company that was founded in 1740 and played a significant role in the industrial development of Pennsylvania.The book traces the history of the company from its early days as an ironworks, through its expansion into other industries such as railroads, textiles, and agricultur...

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Report copyright infringementby Johann Heinrich Moritz Von Poppe (Created by)"Das Ganze Des Schornsteinbaues" is a comprehensive historical treatise on the construction of chimneys. Authored by Johann Heinrich Moritz von Poppe, this detailed work delves into the engineering principles and practical techniques involved in building robust and efficient chimneys. This book provides valuable insights into the construction methods of the era, showcasing the blend of craftsmanship and scientific un...

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Report copyright infringementby Abbe Leigh Fletcher (Editor)An archive of the oral history project Memories of the Palace Cinema Alton. The Palace Cinema was one of the longest running purpose built cinemas in the country. Opened 1912 and closed 2022. This book presents interviews with locals and responses to an online questionnaire. To collect memories of the Palace Cinema, to document the fact that this little market town had a cinema and the impact that cinema had on peoples' lives.The Pal...

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Report copyright infringementby Aaron Burke (Author)As the first comprehensive study of fortification systems and defensive strategies in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900 to 1500 B.C.E.), Walled up to Heaven is an indispensable contribution to the study of this period and of early warfare in the ancient Near East. Although archaeologists and ancient historians alike have discussed a variety of theories regarding the origin and cultural significance of the construction of eart...

The Sword of Goliath: David in Heroic Literature

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Report copyright infringementby Stanley Jerome Isser (Author)The Sword of Goliath offers a fresh view of the biblical story of David, shifting the focus from historicity to issues of genre and popular culture. Isser compares the biblical stories of David with other heroic literature, including the Greek heroes of Homer, King Arthur, and Robin Hood. He suggests that the David stories, most of them now lost, originated in popular heroic literature that continued to grow during the later monarch...

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Report copyright infringementby Jaime Baez (Introduction by), Jaime Báez (Introduction by)Mexico City's latest and greatest residential buildings designed by the country's leading architectural firmsThis volume brings together 10 residential works built in Mexico City during the past five years by outstanding firms. Led by Welt, a real estate development team, each project follows the keys of housing: optimal location, accessibility and habitability. Number of Pages: 144 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Law Olmsted (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. N...

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Report copyright infringementby Gloria Pungetti (Editor)Seascape studies have developed in response to questions arising from composite correlations such as coastal, island and marine research, social requirements, landscape design and planning, marine ecology, and environment and resource management. This global volume is the first comprehensive overview to provide a solid foundation on the concept of seascape, with the latest research findings from leading experts across a variety of fields...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Robert Ashbee (Author)The English architect Charles Robert Ashbee first established his reputation as a major figure within the Arts & Crafts movement. Founder of both the Guild and School of Handicraft and Essex House Press, he designed not only buildings and interiors but also jewellery and metalwork, in line with his treasured ideals of quality, beauty and craftsmanship. Originally published in 1917, in Where The Great City Stands Ashbee set out ...

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Report copyright infringementby J. B. (John Barrett) Kerfoot (Created by)Explore the vibrant heart of New York City in "Broadway [new York]", a captivating glimpse into the iconic thoroughfare. J. B. (John Barrett) Kerfoot's insightful observations and vivid descriptions transport readers to a bygone era, capturing the essence of Broadway's bustling street life, architectural marvels, and cultural significance. Discover the energy and allure that have made Broadway a symbol of American ambiti...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Thonger (Author), Harry Roberts (Author), Frank Mason Good (Author)"The Book of Garden Design" offers a comprehensive exploration of landscape gardening, providing insights into the principles of garden design and landscape architecture. Authored by Charles Thonger, this book delves into the art and science of creating beautiful and functional outdoor spaces. Explore essential aspects of garden planning, from initial concepts to the selection and arrang...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Booth (Author)United Kingdom. From Early Centuries, the History. Archaeologists working in Norfolk in the early 21st century discovered stone tools that suggest the presence of humans in Britain from about 800,000 to 1 million years ago. These startling discoveries underlined the extent to which archaeological research is responsible for any knowledge of Britain before the Roman conquest (begun ad 43). Britain's ancient history is thus lacking in detail...

Fresno's Wilson Island and Rosanna Cooper Wilson, the Woman Behind It

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Report copyright infringementby Jeannine Raymond (Author)The story of Fresno's Wilson Island begins with its creator, Rosanna Cooper Wilson. She is an example of the often-forgotten role of women in the early development of California's Central San Joaquin Valley. A descendant of Alta California land grant families, Rosanna was a diminutive woman born in 1859 who was proud of her Spanish heritage. She left a legacy to Fresno, California, that is today one of only four registered historic dist...

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Report copyright infringementby Nishith S. Parikh (Author)Hastinapur, 3100 BC: The Mahabharata war over, Arjuna urges Krishna to destroy the divine astras or weapons used at Kurukshetra. The weapons are instead hidden with their secret keepers handpicked by Emperor Ashoka to safeguard the secret of the astras. Two Professors, from Archaeological Survey of India stumble upon a signboard at one of an Indus Valley Civilization site in 1999, flagging off an adventure where one of them falls prey ...

Learning from Informal Settlements in Iran: Models, Policies, Processes, and Outcomes

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Report copyright infringementby Mahyar Arefi (Author)Back JacketThis book explores the tenacity of Iran's informal settlements against the backdrop of the World Bank's USD 80 million loan for physical upgrading. Arefi seeks to identify and unravel the distinctive models, policies, processes, and outcomes associated with it, and explains why--despite obvious challenges--informal settlements remain popular in Iran, and also how understanding them in a broader theoretical context helps rectify e...

Cultura mediterranea: variazioni su un tema

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Report copyright infringementby Antonio Carlo Vitti (Editor), Anthony Julian Tamburri (Editor)This volume is a collection of essays from the annual conference on Mediterranean studies hold in Casalvieri, in the Val di Comino. As in other collections from our previous conferences, this one ranges from encounters and clashes to themes of the sea and racism in the works of Vincenzo Consolo, to the linguistic and media representation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and also includes analyses...

Incidence and Symmetry in Design and Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Jenny A. Baglivo (Author), Jack E. Graver (Author), Leslie Martin (Editor)The initial purposes of this 1983 text were to develop mathematical topics relevant to the study of the incidence and symmetry structures of geometrical objects and to expand the reader's geometric intuition. The two fundamental mathematical topics employed in this endeavor are graph theory and the theory of transformation groups. Part I, Incidence, starts with two sections on the basics ...

Cooperative Buildings. Integrating Information, Organizations, and Architecture: Second International Workshop, Cobuild'99, Pittsburgh, Pa, Usa, Octob

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Report copyright infringementby Norbert Streitz (Editor), Jane Siegel (Editor), Volker Hartkopf (Editor)This volume constitutes the proceedings of the "Second International Workshop on Cooperative Buildings (CoBuild'99) - Integrating Information, Organizations, and Architecture" held at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh on October 1-2, 1999. The success of the First International Workshop on Cooperative Buildings (CoBuild'98), held at GMD in Darmstadt in February 1998, showed that ther...

Urban Inequality in Finland: Land, Housing and the Nordic Welfare State

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Report copyright infringementby Mika Hyötyläinen (Author)Urban Inequality in Finland investigates urban governance, land and housing policies and the uneven development of the built environment. It analyses city strategies, policy documents and interviews with urban authorities to show how decentralisation, growing inter-city competition and the adopting of economic policies informed by an ideology of efficiency and entrepreneurialism in governance, have prompted the state and cities in Finla...

The art and Craft of Cabinet-making, a Practical Handbook to the Construction of Cabinet Furniture, the use of Tools, Formation of Joints, Hints on De

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Report copyright infringementby David Denning (Author)Delve into the timeless art of cabinet-making with David Denning's comprehensive handbook, "The Art and Craft of Cabinet-making." Originally published in 1891, this practical guide offers detailed insights into the construction of cabinet furniture, covering everything from tool usage and joint formation to designing, veneering, and setting out work. Whether you're a seasoned woodworker or a curious beginner, this book provides invaluable ...

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Report copyright infringementby Colin Kirkland (Editor)This book describes the tremendous engineering achievement of the construction of the tunnel. Written by twenty of the key engineers involved, it provides a fascinating, informative and inspiring account of the project. Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: December 12, 2019

The Guide to Norfolk Churches: Third Revised and Enlarged Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Roberts (Author)A new and expanded edition of the authoritative illustrated guide to medieval churches in Norfolk, including a glossary of historical and architectural terms. The profusion of medieval churches in Norfolk provides not only examples of beautiful church architecture, but also records life in their communities and offers an insight into the history of medieval England. The third revised and enlarged edition of The Guide to Norfolk Churches ...

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Report copyright infringementby Norman M. Isham (Author), Albert F. Brown (Author)Early Rhode Island Houses: An Historical and Architectural Study is a comprehensive guide to the architecture and history of early houses in Rhode Island. Written by Norman M. Isham, an expert on historic architecture, this book explores the evolution of Rhode Island's domestic architecture from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. The book is divided into two parts. The first part provides an overvi...