Religious Buildings
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Architecture In Britain and Ireland 600-1500
by Archer, Lucy
Lucy Archer read English at Oxford and became a freelance writer in 1974, publishing Raymond Erith Architect, England’s leading 20th-century classicist, in 1985. She writes and lectures regularly all over the country on the relevance of architectural tradition in the modern world.
Ein Deutsche Altar des Tilman Riemenschneider
by Riemenschneider, Tilman; Scheffler, Karl (Text by)
Konigstein im Taunus: Verlag Karl Robert Langewiesche Nachfolger Hans Ko ster 47 pages, chiefly illustrations; 21 cm. Text in German/Text Deutsch. SEHR GUT. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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£11.84
The Cathedral of Roskilde
by Roskilde Domkirke
Roskilde, Denmark: Flensborg, 1955. 32 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Roskilde Domkirke.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.
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£6.12
Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire
by Dagens, Bruno
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; Discoveries Ser., 1995. 191 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 18 cm. Translated from the French by Ruth Sarman. Tight, clean copy. "Cambodia is home to an ancient city. For over five centuries Angkor, ancient seat of the Buddhist god-kings, was the capital of the Khmer empire. Abandoned in the 15th century, this city was swallowed up by the jungle and almost forgotten until, four centuries later, it was uncovered by European explorers. This book...
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Stavkirker [= Stave Churches]
by Normanns Kunstforlag
Oslo: Normanns Kunstforlag [c. 1980s] 32 pages, colour illustrations, map; 25 cm. Text in Norwegian, English, German; photo captions in Norwegian and English. Firm binding, unmarked. Age toning, lightly soiled. Photographs and descriptions of stave churches in Norway.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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£14.29
Rose Windows
by Cowen, Painton
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1979. Cloth, 144 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket toned, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. LIGHT INTO DARKNESS. A present from the past; A symbol of truth; Queen of cathedrals; THE MAKING. From wheels to roses and to flames; The rose in the cathedral; The glass in the rose; THE MEANING. Purification: wisdom (The universe: turning to one; From time to eternity: wheel and rose; A key to nature;...
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Angkor: An Introduction to the Temples
by Rooney, Dawn F
Hong Kong: Odyssey Publications, 1994. 240 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps, plans, portraits; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. "An art historian's guide to the temples of Angkor. Included are background chapters on history, religion and the arts, sections on each temple and sightseeing itineraries around the 35 accessible sites detailed here. The text is illustrated with photographs, maps, plans and elevations." - Publisher.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.
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A Portrait of York
by Carstairs, Ian
Tiverton, Devon: Halsgrove, 2004. Cloth, 144 pages, colour illustrations, 1 colour map; 23 x 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Oblong.
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£10.20
Guide to the Pantheon
by Ruggieri, Gianfranco
Rome: Editoriale Museum, 1990. 32 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Reprint, 1995. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Guidebook to the central plan, domed Roman temple, one of the architectural wonders of the ancient world.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.
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£9.39
To the Light: A Journey Through Buddhist Asia
by Collins, Sharon
New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2003. Cloth, 164 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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£11.84
The Man Who Founded California: The Life of Blessed Junipero Serra
by Couve de Murville, M. N. L. (Maurice N. L.)
San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000. Cloth, 140 pages, illustrations (some colour), colour maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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Thailand
by Van Beek, Steve
Bangkok: Asia Books, 1994. Pictorial boards, 124 pages, colour illustrations, map; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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£11.84
The Synagogue
by Meek, H. A
London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1995. Cloth, 240 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Synagogue architecture -- History. "An engaging exploration of synagogues, their history and decoration, representing an illuminating record of the cultural and artistic history of the Jewish people. ~ Explores the symbolic and practical...
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£15.92
Islamic Art and Architecture
by Hillenbrand, Robert
New York: Thames & Hudson; World of Art Ser., 1998. 288 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Reprint 2016. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Another copy available. "Covering one thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand incorporates all the latest discoveries and interpretations in this authoritative guide to the arts of Islam." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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£6.12
Rievaulx Abbey
by Somerset Fry, Plantagenet
London: English Heritage, 1986. 24 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), plans; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Guide to the romantic ruins of Rievaulx Abbey (North Yorkshire, England), the 12th-century Cistercian monastery. Well-illustrated. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.
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Borobudur
by Wickert, Jurgen D
Jakarta, Indonesia: Pt Intermasa, 1986. 62 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. Text in English and Indonesian (romanized). Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. 7th. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.
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£7.76
Dryburgh Abbey
by Cox, Adrian
Edinburgh: Historic Scotland, 2012. 37 pages, colour illustrations, maps; 21 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 3rd. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Guidebook.
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£11.84
Account of a Tour of the California Missions & Towns, 1856: The Journal & Drawings of Henry Miller
by Miller, Henry
Santa Barbara, CA: Bellerophon Books, 1997. 63 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Cover title: California Missions: The Earliest Series of Views Made in 1856. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Another copy available. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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£7.76
The Church of Saint Nicholas in Myra and Environs: Andriace, Teimiussa (Ucagiz), Simena (Kale), Kekova
by Ozgur, M. Edip
Ankara, Turkey: Donmez Ofset [2009?] 64 pages, colour illustrations, maps, plans; 19 x 20 cm. English Edition. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed and inscribed by the author in 2009. A fine copy.. SIGNED. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong. Guidebook.
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£20.00
American Gothic: Its Origins, Its Trials, Its Triumphs
by Andrews, Wayne
New York: Vintage Books; Random House, 1975. 154 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. V-570. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First paperback edition. Well-illustrated.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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£9.39
Toledo: Its Art and Its History
by Miranda, Rufino
Toledo: Julio de la Cruz, 2003. 117 pages, colour illustrations, map; 25 cm. English translation, Margaret McClafferty and David Fricker. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.
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Winchester Cathedral
by Sykes, Norman
London: Pitkin Guides, 1976. 24 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Near fine. Wraps fine, clean copy. Age toning. One of the most spectacular Gothic cathedrals in England.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.
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£6.12
Temples of Ancient Egypt
by Shafer, Byron E. (Byron Esely) (Edited by); Arnold, Dieter, et al. (Contributions by)
Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1997. Cloth, xii, 335 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. CONTENTS: Temples, priests, and rituals: an overview, by Byron E. Shafer; Royal cult complexes of the old and middle kingdoms, by Dieter Arnold; New kingdom "mortuary temples" and "mansions of millions of years", by Gerhard Haeny; The new kingdom "divine" temple: the example of...
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Songs of Glory: The Romanesque Facades of Aquitaine
by Seidel, Linda
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. x, 220 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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£7.76
Royal Monasteries in the National Heritage of Spain
by Bonet Correa, Antonio
Madrid and Barcelona: Patrimonio Nacional and Lunwerg Editores, S.A., 1988. 117 pages, colour illustrations; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Wraps slightly sunned. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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£15.92
China Today and Her Ancient Treasures
by Cohen, Joan Lebold, and Cohen, Jerome Alan
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1973. 399 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, architecture). An attractive copy. CONTENTS: Introduction; The prehistoric period; Ancient China; The founding of the empire; The Han dynasty; The northern Wei, Sui, and T'ang dynasties; The Sung and Yu...
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