Fausto & Felice Niccolini. the Houses and Monuments of Pompeii (Kockel Valentin)(Pevná vazba)

Fausto & Felice Niccolini. the Houses and Monuments of Pompeii (Kockel Valentin)(Pevná vazba)

When the excavations at Pompeii were first placed on a scholarly archaeological footing in the 19th century, brothers Fausto and Felice Niccolini were close at hand and ready to respond. Making use of the newly introduced technique of color lithography, they documented the buildings, frescos,

Cityscapes and Monuments of Western Asia Minor: Memories and Identities (Mortensen Eva)(Pevná vazba)

Cityscapes consist of houses, streets, civic buildings, sanctuaries, tombs, monuments, and inscriptions created by multiple generations of citizens and foreigners with an interest in the city; they are interpreted and reinterpreted as expressions of past lives, changing relations of power,

Monuments of the Incas (Hemming John)(Pevná vazba)

The stone monuments of the Incas, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Andes, are among the most magnificent structures in the world. Originally published in 1982, Monuments of the Incas is the most comprehensive photographic and narrative study of the major sites of the Inca empire, including

Mortal Cities and Forgotten Monuments (Mackic Arna)(Pevná vazba)

A study on the effects of war damage to cities' inhabitants and the restoration of culturak memory through architectural

The Last Days of Pompeii (Bulwer-Lytton Edward)(Pevná vazba)

Bulwer-Lytton's story of fictional events in Pompeii in the days leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed the city. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a

Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum (Wallace-Hadrill Andrew)(Paperback)

Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions they set were taken up and imitated by ordinary citizens. In this

Stones of the Ancestors - Unveiling the Mystery of Scotland's Ancient Monuments (Scott Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

The Prince (Machiavelli Niccolo)(Pevná vazba)

A new series of beautiful hardcover nonfiction classics, with covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith World-changing ideas meet eye-catching design: the best titles of the extraordinarily successful Great Ideas series are now packaged in Coralie Bickford-Smith's distinctive, award-winning covers

Ancient Egypt: The Cradle of Civilization (Mavrikis Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Featuring monuments and obelisks, hieroglyphics and jewelry, funerary masks, tombs and mausoleums, mummies of cats and statues of falcon-headed gods, Ancient Egypt includes outstanding photographs and captions. From the Neolithic cave paintings in Wadi Sura--created long before it was a desert

The House of Four Seasons (Duvoisin Roger)(Pevná vazba)

By the author of the bestselling picture book Petunia, The House of Four Seasons is a bright and lively family picture book about colors, imagination, and compromise When Father, Mother, Billy, and Suzy go house hunting in the country, they fall in love with a grand old house nestled among tall

Prisoners of History - What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves (Lowe Keith)(Pevná vazba)

The Piano Room (Velentza Clio)(Pevná vazba)

A gothic retelling of the myth of Faust, set in Hungary in the 1970s and 1990s. Eighteen-year-old Sandor Esterhazy, rich and entitled, is descended from a long line of talented pianists, but he has no intention of following in their footsteps. One afternoon, in a fit of pique, he calls up the

The House of Always (Lyons Jenn)(Pevná vazba)

For fans of Brandon Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss, The House of Always is the fourth epic fantasy in Jenn Lyons' Chorus of Dragons series that began with The Ruin of Kings. What if you were imprisoned for all eternity? In the aftermath of the Ritual of Night, everything has changed. The Eight

Isaac Newton and Natural Philosophy (Guicciardini Niccol)(Pevná vazba)

Isaac Newton is one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of most contemporary scientists. In fact, Newton would have defined himself not as a scientist, but as a natural philosopher. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious, and

The Past Is Red (Valente Catherynne M.)(Pevná vazba)

'The Candide of our #@$*%?! age.'-- Ken Liu, award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente, the bestselling and award-winning creator of Space Opera and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland returns with The Past Is Red, the enchanting, dark, funny, angry story of a girl who made two terrible

The Hangman's House (Tompa Andrea)(Pevná vazba)

Set in the 1970s and '80s, The Hangman's House narrates the life and times of a Hungarian family in Romania. Those were extraordinary times of oppression, poverty and hopelessness, and Andrea Tompa's latest novel depicts everyday life under the brutal communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu,

Cocoon House (Edwards Anker Nina)(Pevná vazba)

The book explores the inspirational and completely unique Cocoon House, a feat of sustainable

Branca: A Spirited Italian Icon (Branca Di Romanico Niccolo)(Pevná vazba)

A richly illustrated history of the world-famous Italian distillery and the country's best-known liqueur, as seen through the brand's legendary poster art and creative advertising campaigns. Since its founding in 1845, the Fratelli Branca Distillerie company has maintained a solid foothold in both

The Illustrated Atlas of Architecture and Marvelous Monuments - Alexandre Verhille, Sarah Tavernier

Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The

The Edwardians and Their Houses: The New Life of Old England (Brittain-Catlin Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

Apartment (Wayne Teddy)(Pevná vazba)

From the award-winning author of Loner and The Love Song of Jonny Valentine, a powerful novel about loneliness and friendship, gender and sexuality, and the political schisms that dominate our times.In 1996, the unnamed narrator of Teddy Wayne's Apartment is attending the MFA writing program at

Bricks & Brownstone: The New York Row House (Lockwood Charles)(Pevná vazba)

The much-awaited reissue and reexpression of the classic New York row-house book Bricks and Brownstone, with all-new and updated text, new color photography, and luxury slipcase. The classic book Bricks & Brownstone, the first and still the only volume to examine in depth the changing form and

Iconic House 2e: Architectural Masterworks Since 1900 (Bradbury Dominic)(Pevná vazba)

The Iconic House features over one hundred of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900. With seminal works by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats like Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Herzog & de Meuron, this book brings

Plaster Monuments: Architecture and the Power of Reproduction (Lending Mari)(Pevná vazba)

We are taught to believe in originals. In art and architecture in particular, original objects vouch for authenticity, value, and truth, and require our protection and preservation. The nineteenth century, however, saw this issue differently. In a culture of reproduction, plaster casts of building