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Historic Architecture
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The Language of Architectural Classicism : From Looking to Seeing€46.00
Classicism is ubiquitous, from the facade of Selfridges to the letterhead of The Times, to the pedimented porches of neo-Georgian housing estates. This book invites readers to discover in their surroundings a rich language of form which is there to be revealed.
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For The Love of Ireland's Buildings (Hardback)€29.99
A personal selection by artist Michael Lunt of over 120 drawings and paintings from fifty years of the Roadstone Calendar, reflecting the artist’s love of Ireland's buildings and engineering in our towns and landscapes.
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Dublin: Mapping the City (Hardback)€39.99
Together with maps that reveal much about the famous buildings, transport, health, trade, life and work of the city, this book is a fascinating portrait of Dublin through the ages which offers many new perspectives on one of Europe's great cities.
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The Architecture Book : Big Ideas Simply Explained€24.99
Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format.
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Frank Lloyd Wright : The Architecture of Defiance€34.99
The story of Frank Lloyd Wright's life is no less astounding than his greatest architectural works. He enmeshed himself eagerly in myth and hearsay, and revelled in the extravagance of his creative persona.
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Adrienne Symes: Follies, Ruins and Monuments of Ireland€21.99
While Symes is skilled as a printmaker, her appreciation of Irish landscapes and buildings is equally evident in an impressive series of canvases, large and small, that she has completed in recent years.
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Townley Hall : Francis Johnston's Neo-Classical Masterpiece€44.99
In May 2018 Robert O’Byrne, one of Ireland’s best-known writers on architecture, art and design was commissioned to write the history of Townley Hall and the Townley Balfour family.
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The Red Sea Scrolls : How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids€36.99
The inside story, told by the archaeological detectives themselves, of the extraordinary discovery of the world's oldest papyri - revealing how King Khufu's men built the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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Abandoned Places of World War I€23.99
An overgrown concrete bunker at Ypres; a rusting gun carriage in a field in Flanders; perfectly preserved trenchworks at Vimy, northern France; a rocky mountaintop observation post high in the Tyrolean mountains.
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Walls of Containment€39.99
This book reveals the rich variety of buildings and landscapes created as the asylum system evolved over the course of two centuries. Today, as the last of the large mental institutions pass into history, their architectural legacy – captured eloquently in this book by over 400 historic and contemporary photographs, drawings and diagrams – faces an uncertain future.