History

By Mike Filey. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Arts & Photography ArchitectureHistory

The discoveries in Crete, Greece, and the Aegean islands that began a century ago were nothing less than stunning, and seemed to give shape and substance ...

Light On Stone Offers A Visit To The New Greek Galleries At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Since 1999 The Museum's Collection Of Classical Marble Sculpture...

In 1926 the fabled alchemist Fulcanelli left his remarkable manuscript concerning the Hermetic Study of Gothic Cathedral Construction with a student. He tha...

Heritage Toronto Book Award ― Shortlisted, Non-Fiction BookA popular history of the Riverdale area of Toronto, including Playter Estates north of the Dan...

The new York Times Bestselling Author Of 1421 Offers Another Stunning Reappraisal Of History, Presenting Compelling New Evidence That Traces The Roots ...

valuable Flea Market Finds...a Peeling, Antique Vanity In Muted Sea Green... an Elegant, Cracked Chandelier... an Enormous, Slipcovered Sofa With Deep, Cus...

Burmese design, heavily influenced by its proximity to China and India, is a many-layered thing, interwoven with spiritual, religious and political messages...

Deirdre Jackson Offers An Original And Engaging Look At Medieval Spirituality, Whilst Demonstrating That Miracle Tales Are By No Means The Preserve Of The P...

A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto provides a comprehensive look at the resurgence of city-building in Toronto over the past 20 years. Eac...

A New York Times bestseller Jonathan and Drew Scott have taken HGTV by storm with their four hit shows, Property Brothers, Property Brothers at Home, Buyin...

Everyone knows what modern architecture looks like, but few understand how this revolutionary new form of building emerged little more than a century ago o...

With over 300 full-color photographs, this is the first fully illustrated book devoted to Christian houses of worship in Egypt. The text incorporates the la...

Architect Harry Seidler has spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to ...

It Was The Splendor--and The Scandal--of The Age, The Defining Event Of The High Renaissance. In 1506, The Ferociously Ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius Ii ...

Carmel, California has always been a community of artists, writers, and freethinkers. During the early part of its rich history, the area was home to Robin...

The Tattoo Chronicles is an illustrated diary that offers an intimate look at a crucial year in the personal and professional life of Kat Von D, the chari...

Introduction: A Religious Architecture -- The First Rock-cut Temples: From Man-made Caves To Stone-built Temples -- The Great Flowering Of Medieval Temples:...

Ruth Kassinger was at an emotional crossroads. Confronted with the death of a beloved sister, her children’s departure for college, and her own recent...

The Author Of Reclaiming The Gods And The Isle Of Avalon Now Details The Fascinating Significance Of The Design Of The U.s. Capital. Nicholas R. Mann. Inclu...

This is the legendary travel diary that the twenty-four-year-old Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) kept during his formative journey through Souther...

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, wi...

Photography By Jorg Brockmann ; Text By Bill Harris. Includes Index.Categories: Arts & Photography ArchitectureHistory

Includes Bibliographical References (p. [416]-[423]) And Index.Categories: Arts & Photography ArchitectureHistory

Product Description From the preserved remains of the mighty Przemyśl fortress to the underwater wreckage of German warship SMS Scharnhorst near the F...

Looks At The History Of The Rise Of Christianity As Experienced By The Adherents Of The Traditional Religions Of The Ancient World Who Directly Experienced ...