The Four Books of Architecture, Volume 1 (Palladio Andrea)(Paperback)

The Four Books of Architecture (Palladio Andrea)(Paperback)

First published in four volumes in Venice in 1570, 'The Four Books of Architecture' is the important architectural treatise by the famed Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Often considered to be one of the most important and influential figures in the history of architecture, Palladio's designs in

The Four Books on Architecture (Palladio Andrea)(Paperback)

The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical architects, the term Palladian stands for a vocabulary of architectural forms embodying perfection and beauty. Of even greater significance than

Mikrokosmos: Books 1 & 2 (Bartok Bela)(Paperback)

B la Bart k wrote the first four volumes of the Mikrokosmos as a series of beginning piano exercises for his son P ter. The great Hungarian composer's complete six-volume collection represents one of the most comprehensive anthologies of contemporary technique ever assembled. This edition,

The Details of Modern Architecture: Volume 1 (Ford Edward R.)(Paperback)

How did the great architects of this century reconcile their vision of architecture with the realities of building? This is a crucial question that every student of architecture must confront. The Details of Modern Architecture, the first comprehensive analysis of both the technical and the

Petersburg (Bely Andrei)(Paperback)

Andrei Bely's novel Petersburg is considered one of the four greatest prose masterpieces of the 20th century. In this new edition of the best-selling translation, the reader will have access to the translators' detailed commentary, which provides the necessary historical and literary context for

The Ten Books on Architecture, Volume 1 (Vitruvius)(Paperback)

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a Roman architect and engineer flourishing in the first century B.C., was the author of the oldest and most influential work on architecture in existence. For hundreds of years, the specific instructions he gave in his 'Ten Books on Architecture' were followed faithfully,

Grade 9-1 GCSE English - The Sign of the Four Workbook (includes Answers) (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

Grade 9-1 GCSE English - The Sign of the Four Workbook (includes

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

The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio (Rybczynski Witold)(Paperback)

'Palladio is the Bible,' Thomas Jefferson once said. 'You should get it and stick to it.' With his simple, gracious, perfectly proportioned villas, Andrea Palladio elevated the architecture of the private house into an art form during the late sixteenth century -- and his influence is still evident

The Complete Accomplice (Aylett Steve)(Paperback)

All four of Steve Aylett's 'Accomplice' books in one volume, revised, with a new Preface and an intro by Michael Moorcock. Starburst Magazine has called the books 'a hugely impressive example of outrageous literary wit and uncommon good sense, demonstrating once more that Aylett is the coolest

Buildings in Print: 100 Influential & Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books (Hill John)(Pevná vazba)

This unique volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influential architecture blog A Daily Dose of Architecture, which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for

The Legends of the Jews: All Four Volumes - Complete (Ginzberg Louis)(Paperback)

Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War (Kagan Donald)(Paperback)

The first volume of Donald Kagan's acclaimed four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War offers a new evaluation of the origins and causes of the conflict, based on evidence produced by modern scholarship and on a careful reconsideration of the ancient texts. He focuses his study on the question:

Lazarus Volume 1 (Rucka Greg)(Paperback)

Collecting the first four issues of the Eisner-winning team of Rucka and Lark's critically acclaimed new series about Forever Carlyle, the Lazarus of the Carlyle Family. Included is the previously only-available-online, four-page short, 'Family: Prelude.' In a dystopian near-future, government is

The Courtship of the Flower Demons: A Romantic Supplement for Four Against Darkness, for Characters of Any Level (Sfiligoi Andrea)(Paperback)

Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels, Collected Out of the Works of the Fathers, Volume IV Part 1 Gospel of St. John (St Thomas Aquinas)(Paperback)

Chimaera - The Well of Echoes, Volume Four (A Three Worlds Novel) (Irvine Ian)(Paperback / softback)

The magnificent final volume of the hugely popular Well of Echoes

A Visual Dictionary of Architecture (Ching Francis D. K.)(Paperback)

The classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded An essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K. Ching's signature presentation. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed,

The Geometry of Universal Mind - Volume 2 (Mustin Bob)(Paperback)

The second of four volumes concerning the author's ground-breaking insights on Geometry, Mind, and Meaning, complete with diagrams. This volume concerns different aspects of modern science that will bear on this geometry, which will be presented in a more complete form in Volume Three.The sciences

Four Books - The Basic Teachings of the Later Confucian Tradition (Gardner Daniel K.)(Paperback / softback)

Books Of Blood Omnibus 1 - Volumes 1-3 (Barker Clive)(Paperback / softback)

A collection from the master of horror ... trust nothing except your

Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies (Banham Reyner)(Paperback)

Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its more traditional modes of residential and commercial building. His construct

Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns (Gibson Andrea)(Paperback)

Four-time Denver Grand Champion, Pushcart Prize nominee, and winner of the 2008 Women of the World Poetry Slam Andrea Gibson's dynamic and energetic first book, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns, challenges us to not only read, but to react. Hauntingly vivid, the poems march through a soldier's

The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings (Semper Gottfried)(Paperback)

Gottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. From his first published essay on Greek polychromy in 1834 to his final lecture on the origin of architectural styles in 1869, Semper persistently endeavoured to fashion a comprehensive architectural theory explaining