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Castles of Great Britain - Volume Oneby Linda Lee; Laurie Jonas
Heritage Trail Publications Ltd 2004; US$ 11.99Although various types of fortification existed well before the Norman invasion and many modern ?Stately Homes? are often referred to as such, this book explores 30 of the countries surviving structures considered to be 'true castles'. Built between the eleventh and seventeenth centuries when they signified power and status, these fortifications lie at the very heart of Britain?s heritage. more...
740 Parkby Michael Gross
Broadway Books 2007; US$ 13.99For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day, it is steeped in the purest luxury, the kind most of us could only imagine, until now. The last great building to go up along New York’s Gold Coast, construction on 740 Park finished in 1930. Since then, 740 has been home to an ever-evolving cadre of our wealthiest and most powerful families, some of America’s (and the world’s) oldest money—the kind attached to names like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller,... more...
The Seven Lamps of Architectureby John Ruskin
Electric Book Company 1998; US$ 4.95In August of 1848, John Ruskin and his new bride visited northern France, for the gifted young critic wished to write a book that would examine the essence of Gothic architecture. By the following April, the book was finished. Titled The Seven Lamps of Architecture, it was far more than a treatise on the Gothic style; instead, it elaborated Ruskin?s deepest convictions of the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. The book was published to immediate acclaim and has since become an acknowledged classic. more...
Architecture of Oppressionby Paul B. Jaskot
Routledge 1999; US$ 79.95This book re-evaluates the architectural history of Nazi Germany and looks at the development of the forced-labour concentration camp system. more...
Story of the Roman Amphitheatreby D. L. Bomgardner
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95David Bomgardner traces the origins and development of the Roman amphitheatre. This lucid and accessible work is beautifully illustrated with 141 plans and photographs. more...
German Architecture for a Mass Audienceby Kathleen James-Chakraborty
Routledge 2000; US$ 69.95This book illustrates the ways in which buildings designed by Germany's most celebrated twentieth century architects were embedded in widely held beliefs about the power of architecture to influence society. more...
Architectural Knowledgeby Francis Duffy; Les Hutton
Spon Press 1998; US$ 90.95This important book looks at the relationship between the architectural profession and the built environment in the context of the great political and social cycles in the British post-war period. more...
Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architectureby Gwendolyn Leick
Routledge 1988; US$ 242.00A comprehensive survey of a whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture showing the development of the principal styles within their geographical and historical context. more...
Roman Villasby J.T. Smith
Routledge 1998; US$ 44.95Roman Villas provides a meticulously documented and scholarly examination of the relationship between the living quarters of the Romans and their social and economic development. more...
Architecture and Authority in Japanby William H. Coaldrake
RoutledgeCurzon 1996; US$ 69.95'This will be by far the best book on the place of architecture, especially monumental public architecture, in Japanese history and culture ... It is a major contribution to the cultural history of Japan.' - Martin Collcutt, Princeton more...









