Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-.
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Art for the Nation
Author: National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Exhibition includes approximately 2% of the acquisitions made during the 1990s.
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Exhibition includes approximately 2% of the acquisitions made during the 1990s.
Building Shanghai
Author: Edward Denison
Publisher: Academy Press
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban form in order to contextualise the challenges facing the city today. The physical legacies that reflect Shanghai's uniqueness historically and contemporarily are examined chronologically using specific case studies of exemplary architecture interwoven in a compelling narrative that unlocks the many mysteries surrounding this amazing metropolis. Some of the most influential colonial architecture in the world, outstanding examples of Modernism and Art Deco, and an exceptional selection of eclectic and vernacular architecture reflecting Shanghai's many adopted cultures are revealed. This is the first book ever to examine this remarkable subject in a manner that is both comprehensive and captivating in its written content and stunningly illustrated with over 300 archive and contemporary photographs and maps.
Publisher: Academy Press
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban form in order to contextualise the challenges facing the city today. The physical legacies that reflect Shanghai's uniqueness historically and contemporarily are examined chronologically using specific case studies of exemplary architecture interwoven in a compelling narrative that unlocks the many mysteries surrounding this amazing metropolis. Some of the most influential colonial architecture in the world, outstanding examples of Modernism and Art Deco, and an exceptional selection of eclectic and vernacular architecture reflecting Shanghai's many adopted cultures are revealed. This is the first book ever to examine this remarkable subject in a manner that is both comprehensive and captivating in its written content and stunningly illustrated with over 300 archive and contemporary photographs and maps.
The Book of English Surnames: Being a Short Essay on Their Origin and Signification ... To which is Added the Great Roll of Battel Abbey, a List of the Gentry in the Train of William the Conqueror. With Notes
Author: Mark Antony LOWER
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Murder for Pleasure
Author: Howard Haycraft
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486829308
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486829308
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.
The Central Italian Painters of the Renaissance
Author: Bernard Berenson
Publisher:
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Category : Art, Renaissance
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Renaissance
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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