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41) Pyramid
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English
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
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The History Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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The early nineteenth century in New Bedford was a time of unimaginable wealth, intellectual ferment and artistic treasures. Prosperous whaling magnates like members of the Rotch, Morgan and Howland families commissioned the nation's finest architects to design and construct their majestic mansions. The city's architectural and cultural expansion brought great writers and artists like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson into the homes of County...
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University Press of New England
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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This book offers the first full-scale examination of the architecture associated with the Arts and Crafts movement that spread throughout New England at the turn of the twentieth century. Although interest in the Arts and Crafts movement has grown since the 1970s, the literature on New England has focused on craft production. Meister traces the history of the movement from its origins in mid-nineteenth-century England to its arrival in the United...
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Applewood Books
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English
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"Featuring more than 190 vintage views of cottages built from the early nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, Lost Newport highlights 59 summer houses, now lost, in an evocative guide that gives depth to any Newport experience." --
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English
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"For history readers, travelers, and scholars alike, an indispensable behind-the-scenes guide to the great cathedrals of Paris from one of our leading scholars. Eminent French literature professor R. Howard Bloch has become renowned for his insider tours of Paris, given to college students abroad. Long sought after for his encyclopedic knowledge of French cathedrals, Bloch has at last decided to share his intimate knowledge with a wider audience....
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Dalsimer Press
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English
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"The timeless advice in this essential second edition guidebook for navigating the often mystifying process of house design, remodeling, and building, is forever valuable and is now better than ever with an all new Bonus Lesson, Building Green, Naturally. Master architect Hirsch draws on decades of experience and uses his enjoyable, easy to read writing style to convey sage advice guaranteed to help you design or remodel the perfect house for you,...
60) Sloan's victorian buildings: illustrations of and floor plans for 56 residences & other structures
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Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
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