The Ruin of the Eternal City
The Ruin of the Eternal City

Author: David Karmon

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-06-09

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 0199766894

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The Ruin of the Eternal City provides the first systematic analysis of the preservation practices of the popes, civic magistrates, and ordinary citizens of Renaissance Rome. This study offers a new understanding of historic preservation as it occurred during the extraordinary rebuilding of a great European capital city.

Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830
Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830

Author: John Summerson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9780300058864

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The author charts the development of architectural theory and practice from Elizabeth I to George IV. Questions of style, technology, and the social framework are resolved as separable but always essential components of the building worlds.

The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance

Author: Christoph Luitpold Frommel

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780500342206

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Focusing on buildings of the period between 1418 and 1580 and 35 key architects. Examines social context, religious beliefs, political power-structures, technical innovation, aesthetic judgement . Includes over 300 photographs, drawings, plans and reconstructions. Sure to be the recognized textbook for the foreseeable future.

The Architecture Of England From Norman Times To The Present Day
The Architecture Of England From Norman Times To The Present Day

Author: Frederick Gibberd

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1473353254

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.