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This book is a practical primer to looking at architecture & all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices & friezes to columns & porticos
- all facets of buildings are included. Each chapter takes an architectural element & looks at its variety across various historical periods & geographical locations. Examples are shown through dozens of fine engravings with extended captions, creating a dip-in read & an effective I-Spy guide. Additional sections look at the clues offerred by history, geography & religion (with a timeline showing how & where architectural elements have been introduced), & at the significance of the ornaments.
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How to Read Castles is a travel-sized primer that takes a strictly visual approach to castle architecture, building up the reader`s vocabulary of castle types, styles, & materials, & showing how these aspects can be recognized across architectural features from the floor-plan & moat, to the towers & crenulations. Focusing on the period from the 10th to the 16th century, & crusading across the globe from a Welsh motte-&-bailey to a Japanese hirajiro, this is both architectural reference & visitor guide-showing the reader how to read the stories embedded in every castle`s stones. Castles once dominated the landscape as seats of power & symbols of wealth & status, providing a means of control over borders, passes, routes & rivers. Armed with this book you will be able to unpick their histories & see how they shaped the land around them. From rugged coastline defences to soaring mountain fortresses, this book takes the reader on an international journey of discovery, exploring some of the most inspiring & impressive architecture history has ever seen. ...

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This handy, easy-to-carry book provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to reading the architecture of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church building from the simple stone halls of the Anglo-Saxon period right through to the eclectic designs of the nineteenth century. Another addition to the bestselling How to Read series, How to Read Churches is a practical guide, showing readers how to search for architectural clues that tell hidden stories expressing the liturgical function & spiritual symbolism of a church building. The perfect companion to How to Read Buildings. ...

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Garden visiting has never been more popular but not many of us understand what we are looking at when strolling through a beautiful garden
- are we looking at an original landscaped sit or a re-creation? Is the planting matter authentic or made up of modern hybrids? Are the steps & terracing in the Italianate style or are they Arts & Crafts? The truth is that most gardens of any age are like a palimpsest: successive generations have changed & influenced the soft & hard fabric of the place over time. Inevitably many of the gardens we wander through today are an amalgam of changing fashions & circumstance. How to Read Gardens provides the reader with all the knowledge he or she needs to tease out the clues that will tell the complete story of a garden`s past. From the grandest estate to the smallest suburban plot, this book will enliven & inform every visit.
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What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like Baa Baa Black Sheep be full of concealed loathing, resentment, & aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions & a host of others. ” How to Read Literature” is the book of choice for students new to the study of literature & for all other readers interested in deepening their understanding & enriching their reading experience. In a series of brilliant analyses, Eagleton shows how to read with due attention to tone, rhythm, texture, syntax, allusion, ambiguity, & other formal aspects of literary works. He also examines broader questions of character, plot, narrative, the creative imagination, the meaning of fictionality, & the tension between what works of literature say & what they show. Unfailingly authoritative & cheerfully opinionated, the author provides useful commentaries on classicism, Romanticism, modernism, & postmodernism along with spellbinding insights into a huge range of authors, from Shakespeare & Jane Austen to Samuel Beckett & J. K. Rowling. ...

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Over 2, 000 years of settlement give London its unique architectural heritage. Unlike Haussmann’s Paris, neither monarch nor politician imposed their will; private ownership & enterprise shaped the city & defined its parts. Elegant West End squares & crescents hallmark the Classical townscape that emerged between 1600 & 1830, but medieval, Tudor & Victorian enclaves identified by occupation, class or guild make their own design statement, notably in the City & East End. From its renewal after the Great Fire of 1666 as a centre of commerce, culture, finance & as a railway hub, the seat of power & law, How to Read London reveals through the built environment how London’s domestic, civic & commercial landscape has evolved & adapted from imperial capital to global city. ...

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How To Read Maps by World Explorers is a great book that will teach children how to read, understand & make maps. With the help of lively, engaging text, colourful imagery, fact boxes & activity suggestions that will introduce children to cartographic terminology. Also included is a giant 88x 52cm world map with colourful illustrations showing animals & sights that can also be a poster. Suitable for children aged eight & over. ...

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How to Read Modern Buildings is an indispensable pocket-sized guide to understanding the architecture of the modern era. It takes the reader on a guided tour of modern architecture through its most iconic & significant buildings, showing how to read the hallmarks of each architectural style & how to recognize them in the buildings all around. From Art Deco & Arts & Crafts, through the International Style & Modernism to today`s environmental architecture & the rise & fall of the icon, all the major architectural movements from the 1900s to the present day are traced through their classic buildings. Examining the key architectural elements & hidden details of each style, we learn what to look out for & where to look for it. Packed with detailed drawings, plans, & photographs, this is both a fascinating architectural history & an effective I-spy guide
- a must-read for anyone with an interest in modern design & architecture.
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How to Read New York uncovers & illuminates the rich architectural language of one of the world`s truly great cities, from its celebrated skyscrapers to its lesser-known treasures. Charting both the key technical developments & aesthetic movements that have influenced architecture in the Big Apple, this accessible guide. ...

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How To Read Houses

How to Read Houses is an insider`s guide to recognising and appreciating the diversity of domestic architecture that reflects the location, the fashion and the technological savoir-faire of the age - from Tudor timber-frames to the truly unconventional. Houses are arranged by period and style, including Renaissance, Neoclassical, Arts and Crafts, Modernist and many more besides. Featured houses range from Sutton House in London to Port Sunlight in Merseyside; from St Fagans in Cardiff to Hill House in Glasgow. Compact enough to travel with you, yet comprehensive enough to provide real answers, with real examples, this handy reference guide: - provides an understanding of the architectural vocabulary along with the visual clues that identify any house style and its historical
context - enhances the appreciation of visits to landmark houses and lays the foundations for an architectural exploration of your own home or area - explores the main architectural styles, as well as the materials and components of a house through beautifully rendered illustrations, photographs of classic examples and the words of a friendly expert.

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How to Read Houses is an insider`s guide to recognising & appreciating the diversity of domestic architecture that reflects the location, the fashion & the technological savoir-faire of the age
- from Tudor timber-frames to the truly unconventional. Houses are arranged by period & style, including Renaissance, Neoclassical, Arts & Crafts, Modernist & many more besides. Featured houses range from Sutton House in London to Port Sunlight in Merseyside; from St Fagans in Cardiff to Hill House in Glasgow. Compact enough to travel with you, yet comprehensive enough to provide real answers, with real examples, this handy reference guide:
- provides an understanding of the architectural vocabulary along with the visual clues that identify any house style & its historical context
- enhances the appreciation of visits to landmark houses & lays the foundations for an architectural exploration of your own home or area
- explores the main architectural styles, as well as the materials & components of a house through beautifully rendered illustrations, photographs of classic examples & the words of a friendly expert.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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