A revelatory exploration of a crucial Renaissance art form--military architecture--and its unexpected connections with c......more
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In the middle of the sixteenth century, humanist Jacopo Bonfadio referred to gardens as "a third nature," as distinct fr......more
The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth ed......more
The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth ed......more
A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement......more
Florence’s foundling home of the Innocenti is often taken as a symbol of Renaissance creativity, innovation, and humanit......more
Emotions and Architecture: Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time explores architect......more
In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 - ......more
Through a careful description of its architecture, paintings and sculptures, this book offers the first comprehensive an......more
A classic account of the villa-from ancient Rome to the twentieth century-by "the preeminent American scholar of Italian......more
This book is a comprehensive survey of the architecture of the English Renaissance, from the Tudor period to the Georgia......more
This book presents a collection of photographs and measured drawings of Renaissance architecture in central and northern......more
This book provides a detailed look at the architecture of the Renaissance in France. Written by W. H. Ward, a noted expe......more
This book presents a collection of photographs and measured drawings of Renaissance architecture in central and northern......more
This elegant monograph examines the history of the cathedral in the Croatian city of Sibenik, considered one of the most......more
This elegant monograph examines the history of the cathedral in the Croatian city of Sibenik, considered one of the most......more
This book explores the evolution of the arts of building decoration and garden design under classical influence in Franc......more
This book is a pioneering study of Elizabethan architecture, written at a time when the field was still in its infancy. ......more
W. H. Ward explores the development of the arts of building decoration and garden design in France during the Renaissanc......more
This book explores the evolution of the arts of building decoration and garden design under classical influence in Franc......more
This book provides a detailed look at the architecture of the Renaissance in France. Written by W. H. Ward, a noted expe......more
W. H. Ward explores the development of the arts of building decoration and garden design in France during the Renaissanc......more
This book is a pioneering study of Elizabethan architecture, written at a time when the field was still in its infancy. ......more
This book is a comprehensive survey of the architecture of the English Renaissance, from the Tudor period to the Georgia......more
We all look to our past to define our present, but we don’t always realize that our view of the past is shaped by subseq......more
These volumes complete the catalogue of the Sangallo workshop drawings collection housed at the Uffizi Gallery in Floren......more
Courts and societies across the early modern Eurasian world were fundamentally transformed by the physical, technologica......more
How the Italian Renaissance reinvented the power of princes by rediscovering Vitruvius and his architecture--and justifi......more
Windsor Castle in Berkshire England was started by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. It has been used by the re......more
This book offers a panorama of movement, mobility, and exchange in the early modern world. While the pre-modern centurie......more
Made up of both material and symbolic elements, the urban space is always dynamic and transitional; it brings together o......more
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni proved to be one of the greatest painters, sculptors, architects and poets of......more
A Cultural History of Objects in the Renaissance covers the period 1400 to 1600. The Renaissance was a cultural movement......more
- Lot of images take the reader step by step through all the wonders of the palace - Boxes on important and specific top......more
An in-depth study of a neglected aspect of architectural interest Only few pre-industrial manufacturing buildings surviv......more
Cervantes’ Architectures uncovers and examines the countless architectures found in Cervantes’ prose fiction....more
The book reviews the history of Arlington Church and Churchyard in Sussex, and gives the full record of all the inscript......more
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The importance of place - as a unique spatial identity - has been recognized since antiquity. Ancient references to the ......more
The second volume of Arnold Schwartzman’s trilogy on the architecture of the late 19th and early 20th Century....more
A luxurious and definitive exploration of how and why the Renaissance flourished in Italy for two centuries. The idea of......more
The first comprehensive publication about the remarkable Sudeley Castle, tracing over 1,000 years of illustrious history......more
Philip II of Spain was a major patron of the arts, best known for his magnificent palace and royal mausoleum at the Mona......more
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Academic architectural education started with the inauguration of the Académie d’Architecture on 3 December 1671 in Fran......more
A stunning collection of photographs celebrating the excellence of the Italian Renaissance period through palaces and ga......more
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The guide supplies essential and up to date information based on the results of the most recent studies of and conservat......more
This book tells the turbulent story of the finest Medieval castle in the Netherlands, now a lively place enjoyed by many......more
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Birth of Venus Planner 2021 (Sandro Botticelli) Schedule Each Appointment and Stay Organized in 2021! Would you like to:......more
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Giuliano da Sangallo (um 1445-1516) war einer der bedeutendsten Florentiner Baumeister seiner Zeit und Wegbereiter der H......more
A revelatory account of the complex and evolving relationship of Renaissance architects to classical antiquity Focusing ......more
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A stunning collection of photographs celebrating the excellence of the Italian Renaissance period through palaces and ga......more
The untold story of Michelangelo s final decades--and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Ital......more
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The incredible affluence and extravagance of Euclid Avenue’s Millionaires’ Row have fascinated Clevelanders for more tha......more
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This book is a reacting game, an interactive role-playing game in which students are responsible for their own learning.......more
This book investigates the Casa de Montejo and considers the role of the building s Plateresque fa ade as a form of visu......more
Between the catastrophic flood of the Tiber River in 1557 and the death of the engineering pope Sixtus V in 1590, the ......more
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Known as "Napoleon’s architects," Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre Fontaine (1762-1853) were not only Emperor’s of......more