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Greek & Roman Architecture 2ND Edition by Donald St Robertson Publisher Comments This book provides a brief, clear account of the main developments in the history of the Greek, Etruscan and Roman architecture, from the earliest times to the foundation of Constantinople. It contains 135 drawings and 24 plates. Professor Robertson has... (read more) List Price $110.75 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Classical Language of Architecture by John Summerson Publisher Comments Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Chersonesan Studies 1: The Polychrome Grave Stelai from the Early Hellenistic Necropolis by Richard Posamentir Publisher Comments Chersonesan Studies 1 presents the painted grave stelai of the Early Hellenistic necropolis of Chersonesos Taurike, a Greek city on the northern shore of the Black Sea. This unique collection of over one hundred objects is of major interest to students... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $41.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Past from Above by Georg Gerster Publisher Comments Now available in paperback, The Past From Above presents stunning aerial photographs of 250 of the world's foremost archaeological sites. The photographer, Georg Gerster, has been shooting ancient sites from the air for more than fifty years. In this... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Greek Architecture (Pelican History of Art / Yale University Press) by A W Lawrence Publisher Comments The development of Greek Architecture in the Aegean and other Greek lands from its earliest beginnings around 3000 until the first century BC is the subject of this splendid volume.... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries by Mark Lehner Publisher Comments Archetypal symbols of remote antiquity, the pyramids have for centuries inspired passionate theories about their origins, purpose, and method of construction. Now, in the first fully illustrated compendium of every major pyramid of ancient Egypt, Mark... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Discoveries: Ramessess II: Greatest of the Pharaohs (Discoveries) by Bernadette Menu Publisher Comments Drawing on ancient government documents as well as wall paintings, bas-reliefs, and colossal statues, a respected Egyptologist presents the life and times of Ramesses (1279-1213 B.C.). 175 illustrations, 100 in color.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Greek Architecture (Classical World) by R A Tomlinson Publisher Comments Describes architecture in the Greek land from the prehistoric settlements of Troy, the Minoan palaces of Crete and their counterparts in the Mycenean kingdoms, to the absorption of Hellenism into the Roman... (read more) List Price $23.75 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Temples of Karnak by R A Schwa De Lubicz Publisher Comments More than 700 photographs and line illustrations documenting the ancient Egyptian temples of Karnak. The authors present a magnificent excursion that explores the monuments, ruins, statues, and bas-reliefs from the ancient and highly developed... (read more) List Price $95.00 Your price: $60.00 Used - Hardcover
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Egyptian Temples by Margaret A Murray Publisher Comments Survey of the architectural styles and histories of Egyptian temples built thousands of years ago. Over 120 photographs and diagrams depict exteriors, interiors of many sacred structures, including the ruins of the Temple of the Sphinx, and the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sites of Antiquity: From Ancient Egypt to the Fall of Rome: 50 Sites That Explain the Classical World (Blue Guides) by Charles Freeman Publisher Comments Armchair travelers and history buffs alike will thrill to the beautiful illustrations, floor plans, and maps that complement Sites of Antiquity as it traces the evolution of the Classical world through fifty of its greatest sites. From the Egypt of the... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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The City's Pleasures: Istanbul in the Eighteenth Century by Shirine Hamadeh Publisher Comments The City's Pleasures is the first historical investigation of the tremendous changes that affected the fabric and architecture of Istanbul in the century that followed the decisive return of the Ottoman court to the capital in 1703. These were... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $46.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio Publisher Comments The oldest and most influential book ever written on architecture, this volume served as a guide to Bramante, Michelangelo, Palladio, Vignola, and countless others. It describes the classic principles of symmetry, harmony, and proportion as well as the... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $11.49 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture by Dieter Arnold Publisher Comments A single-volume survey of the most remarkable architecture of the ancient world. 350 b/w illus.... (read more) Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Architecture of Greece by Janina K. Darling Publisher Comments From the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus to the National Library and the Univerisity of Athens, this volume examines both the aesthetic design and cultural/social functions of 61 noted architectural landmarks throughout the nation of Greece. Art... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $48.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction by David Macaulay Publisher Comments Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture (Pelican History of Art) by Axel Boethius Publisher Comments Axel Boethius's account begins about 1400 B.C. with the primitive villages of the Italic tribes. The scene was transformed by the arrival of the Greeks and by the Etruscans who by about 600 had Rome and Central Italy under their cultural spell.... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Maya Monuments by Nigel Hughes Publisher Comments Maya Monuments is a record of 40 representative Maya buildings and sculpted monoliths, selected by the author to show the stylistic range of the Classic and Post-Classic periods of that remarkable and accomplished civilization. The book contains 41... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Roman Builders: A Study in Architectural Process by Rabun Taylor Publisher Comments How were the architectural ideas behind great Roman building projects carried out in practice? Each major phase of the building process is considered in the building histories of the Baths of Caracalla, the Pantheon, the Coliseum, and the great temples... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Parthenon by Mary Beard Publisher Comments At once an entrancing cultural history and a congenial guide for tourists, armchair travelers, and amateur archaeologists alike, this book takes readers through the storied past and towering present of the most famous building in the world. 35... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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