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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this(...)
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this(...)
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The layman's guide to classical architecture
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this book, Terry, a strong proponent of classical architecture, aims to place focus on the kind of architecture that dominated the field for almost 2,000 years in the West—the vocabulary and heritage of which is known by few today.
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this book, Terry, a strong proponent of classical architecture, aims to place focus on the kind of architecture that dominated the field for almost 2,000 years in the West—the vocabulary and heritage of which is known by few today.
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This exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral’s central role in the European imagination. Jenkins tells the stories behind these stone wonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering, the artists who enriched their décor, and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved in their building, from the(...)
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This exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral’s central role in the European imagination. Jenkins tells the stories behind these stone wonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering, the artists who enriched their décor, and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved in their building, from the(...)
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Cathedrals: Masterpieces of architecture, feats of engineering, icons of faith
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This exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral’s central role in the European imagination. Jenkins tells the stories behind these stone wonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering, the artists who enriched their décor, and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved in their building, from the artisans and workers to the wealthy donors and the faithful who worshipped beneath their soaring spires and majestic domes.
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This exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral’s central role in the European imagination. Jenkins tells the stories behind these stone wonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering, the artists who enriched their décor, and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved in their building, from the artisans and workers to the wealthy donors and the faithful who worshipped beneath their soaring spires and majestic domes.
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Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest,(...)
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Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest,(...)
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The story of follies: Architectures of eccentricity
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Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest, follies in Oriental and Gothic styles, animal-related follies, waterside follies and grottoes, and, finally, follies in glass and steel. Featuring many illustrations, from historical paintings to contemporary photographs and prints, and taking in follies from Great Britain to Ireland, throughout Europe, and beyond, this book is an amusing and informative guide to fanciful, charming buildings.
The story of follies: Architectures of eccentricity
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Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest, follies in Oriental and Gothic styles, animal-related follies, waterside follies and grottoes, and, finally, follies in glass and steel. Featuring many illustrations, from historical paintings to contemporary photographs and prints, and taking in follies from Great Britain to Ireland, throughout Europe, and beyond, this book is an amusing and informative guide to fanciful, charming buildings.
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November 2022
November 2022
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La double vie du roi Khéops
La double vie du roi Khéops
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au(...)
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au(...)
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La double vie du roi Khéops
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au trône et réalisé avant son décès. La conception n'implique que les savoirs et outils de l'époque attestés par l'égyptologie ainsi que l'utilisation du tracé régulateur et d'une numération spécifique. L'auteur démontre que Khoufou utilise les principes d'un procédé qui sera fixé beaucoup plus tard par les architectes grecs et ceux de la Renaissance pour la conception de nombreuses oeuvres.
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au trône et réalisé avant son décès. La conception n'implique que les savoirs et outils de l'époque attestés par l'égyptologie ainsi que l'utilisation du tracé régulateur et d'une numération spécifique. L'auteur démontre que Khoufou utilise les principes d'un procédé qui sera fixé beaucoup plus tard par les architectes grecs et ceux de la Renaissance pour la conception de nombreuses oeuvres.
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August 2017
August 2017
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Oxford is one of the jewels of European architecture, much loved and much visited. The city offers an unparallelled collection of the best of English building through the centuries. Matthew Rice's ''Oxford'' is a feast of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text, explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today. While the(...)
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Oxford is one of the jewels of European architecture, much loved and much visited. The city offers an unparallelled collection of the best of English building through the centuries. Matthew Rice's ''Oxford'' is a feast of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text, explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today. While the(...)
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Oxford: a living history of English architecture
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Oxford is one of the jewels of European architecture, much loved and much visited. The city offers an unparallelled collection of the best of English building through the centuries. Matthew Rice's ''Oxford'' is a feast of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text, explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today. While the focus is on architectural detail, Rice also describes how the city has been shaped by its history, most of all by generations of patrons who had the education and the resources to commission work from the greatest architects and builders of their day, an astonishing range of which still stands. More than anywhere else in England, it is possible in Oxford to take in the history of English architecture simply by walking today's streets, lanes, parks and meadows.
Oxford: a living history of English architecture
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Oxford is one of the jewels of European architecture, much loved and much visited. The city offers an unparallelled collection of the best of English building through the centuries. Matthew Rice's ''Oxford'' is a feast of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text, explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today. While the focus is on architectural detail, Rice also describes how the city has been shaped by its history, most of all by generations of patrons who had the education and the resources to commission work from the greatest architects and builders of their day, an astonishing range of which still stands. More than anywhere else in England, it is possible in Oxford to take in the history of English architecture simply by walking today's streets, lanes, parks and meadows.
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October 2019
October 2019
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Alep, la maison Ghazalé
Alep, la maison Ghazalé
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À travers l’histoire de cet ancien lieu de vie domestique, vestige et témoin d’époques révolues, l’ouvrage aborde celle d’Alep, ville plurimillénaire, carrefour économique et culturel du Moyen-Orient, et donne une idée de la qualité de vie qui l’animait. Au-delà de l’analyse de l’architecture et du décor intérieur exceptionnel, ce sont des pratiques de l’espace qui sont(...)
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À travers l’histoire de cet ancien lieu de vie domestique, vestige et témoin d’époques révolues, l’ouvrage aborde celle d’Alep, ville plurimillénaire, carrefour économique et culturel du Moyen-Orient, et donne une idée de la qualité de vie qui l’animait. Au-delà de l’analyse de l’architecture et du décor intérieur exceptionnel, ce sont des pratiques de l’espace qui sont(...)
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À travers l’histoire de cet ancien lieu de vie domestique, vestige et témoin d’époques révolues, l’ouvrage aborde celle d’Alep, ville plurimillénaire, carrefour économique et culturel du Moyen-Orient, et donne une idée de la qualité de vie qui l’animait. Au-delà de l’analyse de l’architecture et du décor intérieur exceptionnel, ce sont des pratiques de l’espace qui sont révélées : un patrimoine matériel et immatériel vivant qui, malgré les destructions successives, ne tombera pas complètement dans l’oubli.
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À travers l’histoire de cet ancien lieu de vie domestique, vestige et témoin d’époques révolues, l’ouvrage aborde celle d’Alep, ville plurimillénaire, carrefour économique et culturel du Moyen-Orient, et donne une idée de la qualité de vie qui l’animait. Au-delà de l’analyse de l’architecture et du décor intérieur exceptionnel, ce sont des pratiques de l’espace qui sont révélées : un patrimoine matériel et immatériel vivant qui, malgré les destructions successives, ne tombera pas complètement dans l’oubli.
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April 2019
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Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864?1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban(...)
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Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864?1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban(...)
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The architecture under King Ludwig II: palaces and factories
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Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864?1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban developments, hospitals, and schools, theatres and museums, but also factories, railway stations, apartment blocks, churches, and synagogues were created under his regency. This book, for the first time, sheds light on the broad architectural activities in this epoch. Essays and overview illustrations of the building projects of the time provide insights into the diversity of the then building culture and, at the same time, open up a new perspective on the royal palaces.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864?1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban developments, hospitals, and schools, theatres and museums, but also factories, railway stations, apartment blocks, churches, and synagogues were created under his regency. This book, for the first time, sheds light on the broad architectural activities in this epoch. Essays and overview illustrations of the building projects of the time provide insights into the diversity of the then building culture and, at the same time, open up a new perspective on the royal palaces.
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September 2018
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C'est dans un voyage au coeur des plus belles églises d'Europe que nous entraîne cet ouvrage. Notre-Dame de Paris, Saint-Pierre de Rome, mosquée-cathédrale de Cordoue, sanctuaire en bois de Borgund... Autant de lieux spirituels chargés d'histoire et à l'architecture renversante qui ne cessent de fasciner.
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C'est dans un voyage au coeur des plus belles églises d'Europe que nous entraîne cet ouvrage. Notre-Dame de Paris, Saint-Pierre de Rome, mosquée-cathédrale de Cordoue, sanctuaire en bois de Borgund... Autant de lieux spirituels chargés d'histoire et à l'architecture renversante qui ne cessent de fasciner.
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Les plus belles églises d'Europe
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C'est dans un voyage au coeur des plus belles églises d'Europe que nous entraîne cet ouvrage. Notre-Dame de Paris, Saint-Pierre de Rome, mosquée-cathédrale de Cordoue, sanctuaire en bois de Borgund... Autant de lieux spirituels chargés d'histoire et à l'architecture renversante qui ne cessent de fasciner.
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C'est dans un voyage au coeur des plus belles églises d'Europe que nous entraîne cet ouvrage. Notre-Dame de Paris, Saint-Pierre de Rome, mosquée-cathédrale de Cordoue, sanctuaire en bois de Borgund... Autant de lieux spirituels chargés d'histoire et à l'architecture renversante qui ne cessent de fasciner.
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November 2018
November 2018
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Trésors des cathédrales
Trésors des cathédrales
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Longtemps gardés secrets et souvent méconnus, les trésors de cathédrales – tous conservés in situ – se dévoilent aujourd’hui dans ce livre : reliques, orfèvrerie, émaux, textiles, objets d’art, objets insolites… La première partie présente l’histoire des trésors, de leur apparition et leur composition jusqu’à leur valorisation pour des expositions, dont celle des «(...)
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Longtemps gardés secrets et souvent méconnus, les trésors de cathédrales – tous conservés in situ – se dévoilent aujourd’hui dans ce livre : reliques, orfèvrerie, émaux, textiles, objets d’art, objets insolites… La première partie présente l’histoire des trésors, de leur apparition et leur composition jusqu’à leur valorisation pour des expositions, dont celle des «(...)
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Longtemps gardés secrets et souvent méconnus, les trésors de cathédrales – tous conservés in situ – se dévoilent aujourd’hui dans ce livre : reliques, orfèvrerie, émaux, textiles, objets d’art, objets insolites… La première partie présente l’histoire des trésors, de leur apparition et leur composition jusqu’à leur valorisation pour des expositions, dont celle des « Trésors des églises de France » en 1965, qui connut une fréquentation considérable pour l’époque, en passant par leur reconstitution après les saisies révolutionnaires et leur classement au titre des monuments historiques. Une seconde partie permet de plonger le lecteur dans les matières précieuses et délicates des textiles et de l’orfèvrerie, démontrant leur rôle déterminant dans l’ornementation et l’exercice du culte.
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Longtemps gardés secrets et souvent méconnus, les trésors de cathédrales – tous conservés in situ – se dévoilent aujourd’hui dans ce livre : reliques, orfèvrerie, émaux, textiles, objets d’art, objets insolites… La première partie présente l’histoire des trésors, de leur apparition et leur composition jusqu’à leur valorisation pour des expositions, dont celle des « Trésors des églises de France » en 1965, qui connut une fréquentation considérable pour l’époque, en passant par leur reconstitution après les saisies révolutionnaires et leur classement au titre des monuments historiques. Une seconde partie permet de plonger le lecteur dans les matières précieuses et délicates des textiles et de l’orfèvrerie, démontrant leur rôle déterminant dans l’ornementation et l’exercice du culte.
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the (...)
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Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, bringing out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, bringing out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.
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January 1900, Cambridge
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