Classical Language of Architecture (Summerson John)(Paperback / softback)

Classical Language of Architecture (Summerson John)(Paperback / softback)

The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language.Classical architecture is a visual 'language' and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple,

Traveller's Guide to Classical Philosophy (Gaskin John)(Paperback / softback)

Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment is the first publication in any language of the only book devoted to architecture by Henri Lefebvre. Written in 1973 but only recently discovered in a private archive, this work extends Lefebvre's influential theory of urban space to the question of architecture

School of Classical Dance (Barker John)(Paperback)

'School of Classical Dance' is the official textbook of the Vaganova School in St. Petersburg, and takes the student and teacher from the basic concepts of the syllabus to the most complex exercises taught at the end of the eight-year course. A thorough and logical presentation of the classical

Greek Art (Boardman John)(Paperback)

John Boardman, one of the best known and acknowledged scholars of the classical Greek world, has updated his definitive survey of its arts, the most influential and widely known historic artistic tradition of the Old World. In the twenty years since the last edition was released, valuable evidence

The Language of Architecture: 26 Principles Every Architect Should Know (Simitch Andrea)(Paperback)

In order to master the foundation of architecture, you must first master the basic building blocks of its language; the definitions, function, and usage. The Language of Architecture provides students and professional architects with the basic elements of architectural design, divided into

Autodesk Revit for Architecture Certified User Exam Preparation - Revit 2021 Edition (Stine Daniel John)(Paperback / softback)

Classical Arabic Philosophy - An Anthology of Sources(Paperback / softback)

English, Language and Literacy 3 to 19: Principles and Proposals - Summary (Richmond John)(Paperback / softback)

Vulgar Latin (Herman Jzsef)(Paperback)

'Vulgar Latin' refers to those features of Latin language that were not recommended by the classical grammarians but existed nonetheless. Although 'Vulgar Latin' is not well documented, evidence can be deduced from details of the spelling, grammar, and vocabulary that occur in texts of the later

Architecture of Minoan Crete: Constructing Identity in the Aegean Bronze Age (McEnroe John C.)(Paperback)

Disease Of Language (Moore Alan)(Paperback / softback)

World History of Architecture, Third Edition (Fazio Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Language of Meetings (Goodale Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a course in the language of international meetings. It provides necessary language to ensure full and effective

Poetry of John Keats (Keats John)(Paperback / softback)

Teaching Classics with Technology (Natoli Bartolo)(Paperback)

The impact of ICT on the teaching of classical languages, literature and culture has not until now been extensively described and evaluated. Nevertheless, educational technology has made a huge difference to the ways in which Classics is taught at junior, senior and college level. The book brings

The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language (McWhorter John)(Paperback)

There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks

The Language of Architecture (Bouras Charalambos)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture in theory and practice conventionally deals with issues of space. Yet nowadays it covers a vast field of multiple approaches, based on loans from many other disciplines. Simultaneously, the new conditions resulting from globalization have broken the 'national' cultural barrier in

Lost Language of Cranes (Leavitt David)(Paperback / softback)

Classical Mechanics (Taylor John R.)(Pevná vazba)

John Taylor has brought to his most recent book, Classical Mechanics, all of the clarity and insight that made his Introduction to Error Analysis a best-selling text. Classical Mechanics is intended for students who have studied some mechanics in an introductory physics course, such as 'freshman

The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States (Yanni Carla)(Paperback)

Elaborately conceived, grandly constructed insane asylums--ranging in appearance from classical temples to Gothic castles--were once a common sight looming on the outskirts of American towns and cities. Many of these buildings were razed long ago, and those that remain stand as grim reminders of an

Sociolinguistics: A Very Short Introduction (Edwards John)(Paperback)

Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words--morphology or phonology--and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us--for instance, how

Sensing Place: What is the Point of Architecture? (Gumuchdjian Philip)(Paperback / softback)

Nordic Classicism: Scandinavian Architecture 1910-1930 (Stewart John)(Paperback)