2,796円 A beautiful and practical up-to-date guide to over two thousand of Britain’s best parish churches. Although now most famous for his poetry, Sir John Betjeman’s great passion was churches. For over fifty years his guide, regularly updated, has been the eminent authority and the most distinguished ...

1,921円 Today three towns and five villages are located in north Caddo Parish, while the memories of 10 historic communities remain strong. In 1835, the United States purchased close to one million acres of land from the Caddo Confederacy of Native Americans; the Louisiana portion became known as Caddo P...

2,078円 In this fully illustrated ebook, TV’s Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close. (Images best viewed on a tablet.) Castles and their ruins still dominate the landscape and are a constant reminder to us of a time when th...

807円 John Ruskin overturned Victorian society’s ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential – not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths. Throughout history, s...

1,122円 This vintage book comprises a comprehensive guide to Italian villas and their gardens - written by Edith Wharton. This interesting and profusely illustrated guide will appeal to those with an interest in the beautiful villas of Italy, and it will be of special interest to fans and collectors of W...

1,060円 First published in 1982, I Remember Sunnyside is a mine of golden memories, bringing back to life an earlier Toronto, only hints of which remain today. Like the city itself, Sunnyside was an everchanging landscape from its heady opening days in the early 1920s to its final sad demolition in the 1...

993円 Poetry and Rhymes - Over 43 Beautiful Full Color Illustrations With expressive language and sweepingly descriptive images Perry Ritthaler paints a portrait of sincere and devoted love overwhelming passion and candid emotion. Poems and Rhymes Exploring War Soldiers Politics Animals Insanity Faith ...

300円 King's College Chapel is an exceptional structure, not only in its physical form, but in the architectural ideals that manifest throughout. Of particular interest in the chapel is the great fan vault and the circumstances in which it may have been constructed. There is considerable evidence sugge...

1,917円 Roxbury, annexed to Boston in 1867, has seen tremendous change as a result of land development and a shifting population. Today Roxbury is a 'streetcar suburb' of the city and a thriving nexus of cultures, religions, and races.

12,103円 Focusing on the house and museum and its considerable collections of architectural fragments, models, drawings folios and publications, this book is about thirteen Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London, England, built in the early 1800s by the renowned eighteenth-century architect Sir John Soane. The bo...

1,921円 The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the 'Gem City of the Foothills.' It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the area's abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding are...

18,405円 The colonial architecture of the nineteenth century has much to tell us of the history of colonialism and cultural exchange. Yet, these buildings can be read in many ways. Do they stand as witnesses to the rapacity and self-delusion of empire? Are they monuments to a world of lost glory and forgo...