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Ten Books on Architecture (60 Edition) by Vitruvius Publisher Comments The most important book ever written on architecture. Early Roman aesthetics, technology, classical orders, site selection, all other aspects. Morgan translation.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.00 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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Description De L'egypte: Napoleon's Expedition To the Discovery of Ancient Egypt by Franco Serino Publisher Comments Napoleon's Expedition to the Discovery of Ancient Egypt. This publication, dedicated to the description of so many gigantic monuments, is itself a colossal work in the field of literature, science and art.... (read more) Your price: $8.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Description De Legypte Complete Edition by Gilles Neret Publisher Comments Napoleon's attempt to conquer Egypt in 1798 was a mad dream, a fiasco, but it gave rise to a new science: Egyptology. The 3000 illustrations brought back from the expedition were published by order of the Emperor. They constitute invaluable testimony and... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Architecture of Greece (Reference Guides to National Architecture) 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 $68.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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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 $22.75 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Greek Art by Mark D Fullerton Publisher Comments Fullerton presents a history of classical Greek art through a range of media and materials.... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Forum of Trajan in Rome by James E Packer Publisher Comments The first-ever systematic account of the creation, destruction, excavation, and attempts at reconstruction of the Forum of Trajan in Rome.... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $25.00 Used - Trade Paper
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World Architecture - Greece by Prof Dr Henri Stierlin Synopsis From the superb mausoleum of Mausolus in Halicarnassus, stop by the shrine to Apollo at Delphi with its famous oracle, or pass through the imposing Lion Gate in Mycenae. This "picture book journey" takes us through all the important architectural sites... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Hardcover
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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: $15.00 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: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Socrates' Ancestor: An Essay on Architectural Beginnings by Indra Kagis Mcewen Publisher Comments "Socrates' Ancestor" is an exploration as remarkable for its clarity as for its avoidance of reductionism. Drawing as much on the power of myth and metaphor as on philosophical, philological, and historical considerations, McEwen first reaches backward... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Christian Rome: Past and Present: Early Christian Rome Catacombs and Basilicas by Philippe Pergola Publisher Comments This new book in the popular Past and Present series explores historic sites in Christian Rome. Important monuments and districts are illustrated as they appear today, while overlays indicate how these sites probably looked when first built, making this... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Spiral
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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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Roman Architecture (History of World Architecture) by John B Ward Publisher Comments This volume begins with a comparison between the Parthenon and the Pantheon, whose simplicity and dignity represented a new level of sophistication in architecture based on a system of vaults and cement construction. The first part of the book examines... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $8.95 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 $29.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Roman Amphitheatre: From Its Origins to the Colosseum by Katherine E Welch Publisher Comments Katherine Welch's study analyzes the evolution of the Roman amphitheatre as an architectural form.... (read more) List Price $98.25 Your price: $56.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built by Chris Scarre Publisher Comments Expanding upon the theme of the traditional Seven Wonders, this authoritative and profusely illustrated compendium celebrates the achievements of those ancient builders who created huge and impressive structures without the benefit of modern technology... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $27.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture (Dover Books on Architecture) by Somers Clarke Publisher Comments Profusely illustrated description and analysis of actual building practices: quarrying methods, dressing and laying blocks of stone, brickwork, pyramid construction, Egyptian mathematics, tools, much else. Nearly 270 photographs and illustrations of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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