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  • The Walls of Jerusalem

    Preserving the Past, Controlling the Future

    de Alan Balfour ...
    A complete examination of the men and forces that created and shaped the modern state of Israel over the last hundred yearsWalls of Jerusalem is a study of the creation and evolution of the modern state of Israel. This unique work begins with the actions of four extraordinary men — Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, and David Ben-Gurion — and follows with their influence on ... Leer más

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  • Solomon's Temple

    Myth, Conflict, and Faith

    de Alan Balfour ...
    A highly original architectural history of Solomon’s Temple and Islam’s Dome of the Rock that doubles as a social and cultural history of the regionThe most extensive study of the interrelated history of two monuments, Solomon’s Temple and The Dome of the Rock, drawing on an exhaustive review of all the visual and textual evidenceRelayed as a gripping narrative, allowing readers to re-enter and ... Leer más

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  • Renaissance Architecture

    Series series Oxford History of Art
    The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful individuals, both patrons and architects, ... Leer más

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  • Travels in the History of Architecture

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  • Ptsd and Me

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  • Minnesota Open House

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  • A Short History of the Italian Renaissance

    de Virginia Cox ...
    Series series Short Histories
    The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the heart of modern western culture. This creativity extended far beyond the visual arts and architecture: dress history, dance history, food history, ritual and ceremonial all contributed to this vibrant rebirth. Virginia Cox here explores the material and economic output of the period, from the late 13th to the 16th century, when ... Leer más

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  • Bungalows

    de Kathryn Ferry ...
    Series Libro 758 - Shire Library
    Now synonymous with the single storey home, when the bungalow was introduced to Britain in the late 1860s it had more elaborate connotations.Appropriated by colonial officials in Bengal, this humble dwelling was transformed upon its arrival on the Kent coastline into a new type of holiday home, complete with veranda and servant quarters. These first Western examples became very popular amongst the ... Leer más

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  • Isaac Newton's Temple of Solomon and his Reconstruction of Sacred Architecture

    Series series History (R0)
    This book is about a side of Isaac Newton’s character that has not been examined – Isaac Newton as architect as demonstrated by his reconstruction of Solomon’s Temple. Although it is well known that Isaac Newton worked on the Temple, and this is mentioned in most of his biographies and in articles on the religious aspects of this work, however, there is no research on Newton’s architectural work. ... Leer más

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