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Jenkins Simon Wales. Churches, Houses, Castles
From the great citadels of Caernarvon, Harlech, Powis and Beaumaris in the north, to the Victorian glories of Cardiff in the south, St David's cathedral ('the loveliest church in Wales') in the west to the exquisite little hill church of Patrishow in the east, from Plas Newydd above the Menai Straits to the romantic citadel of Carreg Cennan in the heart of the country, the buildings of Wales embody its history and are the equal of any in the British Isles. Simon Jenkins has travelled, it seems, every mile of the country to celebrate, and in some cases to find the very best of them, and irresistibly conveys in this book his enthusiasm for them. Cumulatively they amount to a cultural history of Wales by one of its most devoted sons. Anyone who is visiting Wales or who loves it will want to own this glorious book.
5212 Руб.
Schleswig-Holstein. Hamburg. 1:200 000
Explore England and Wales with this Freytag & Berndt double-sided road map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in these two countries of Great Britain. Place name index and inset maps of London in a booklet. Touristic information: airports, places of interest, view-points, lighthouses, castles, manor-houses, religious buildings, archaeological sites, accommodation, camping sites, monuments, golf courses. The legend is in English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish.
759 Руб.
England - Wales 1:400 000
Explore England and Wales with this Freytag & Berndt double-sided road map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in these two countries of Great Britain. Place name index and inset maps of London in a booklet. Touristic information: airports, places of interest, view-points, lighthouses, castles, manor-houses, religious buildings, archaeological sites, accommodation, camping sites, monuments, golf courses. The legend is in English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish.
1164 Руб.
Greeves Lydia Houses of the National Trust
Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the cream of Britain's historic country houses cared for by the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This captivating book, fully revised and updated and featuring more NT houses than ever before, is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures of Britain, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This new edition is fully revised and updated and includes entries for new properties including: Acorn Bank, Claife Viewing Station, Cushendun, Cwmdu, Fen Cottage, The Firs (birthplace of Edward Elgar), Hawker's Hut, Lizard Wireless Station, Totternhoe Knolls and Trelissick. The houses covered include spectacular mansions such as Petworth House and Waddesdon Manor, and more lowly dwellings such as the Birmingham Back to Backs and estate villages like Blaise Hamlet, near Bristol. In addition to houses, the book also covers fascinating buildings as diverse as churches, windmills, dovecotes, castles, follies, barns and even pubs. The book also acts as an overview of the country's architectural history, with every period covered, from the medieval stronghold of Bodiam Castle to the clean-lined Modernism of The Homewood. Teeming with stories of the people who lived and worked in these buildings: wealthy collectors (Charles Wade at Snowshill), captains of industry (William Armstrong at Cragside), prime ministers (Winston Churchill at Chartwell) and pop stars (John Lennon at Mendips). Written in evocative, imaginative prose and illustrated with glorious images from the National Trust's photographic library, this book is an essential guide to the built heritage of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
5167 Руб.
Peloponnesos. 1:150 000
Folded, fully indexed map of Peloponnesos and Corinth, Greece showing major roads, cities, districts, and political boundaries. Also details the locations of castles,ruins, museums, churches, archeological sites and various points of interest. Additionally, this map also has an insert containing historical and cultural information. Legend is in Greek, German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian.
937 Руб.
Cichonska Izabela Day-VII Architecture. A Catalogue of Polish Churches post 1945
Over 3,000 churches were built in Poland between 1945 and 1989, despite the socialist state’s hostility towards religion. We call this Day-VII Architecture. Built by parishioners from scavenged or pinched materials, the churches were at once an expression of faith and a form of anti-government protest. Their fantastic designs broke with the state’s rigid urbanism. Neither legal nor prohibited, the construction of churches during this period engaged the most talented architects and craftspeople, who in turn enabled parish communities to build their own houses of worship. These community projects eventually became crucial sites for the democratization of Poland. Unearthing the history of these churches through photography and interviews with their designers, this publication sheds new light on the architectural dimension of Poland’s transformation from state socialism to capitalism.
2273 Руб.
Jenkins Simon England's Cathedrals
England's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its landscape, outranking palaces, castles and mansions. They attract roughly half the nation's population each year. For a millennium they have been objects of pilgrimage for those seeking faith, consolation and beauty. Still at the start of the twenty-first century, they remain unequalled in their size and splendour. More than any other English institution, cathedrals reflect the vicissitudes of history and should be treasured as such. They are custodians of culture and of the rituals of civic life. They offer welfare and relieve suffering. They uplift spirits with their beauty. In a real sense they are still what they were when first built a millennium ago, a glimpse of the sublime. Gloriously illustrated throughout, England's Cathedrals not only offers us a companion to England's Thousand Best Churches, it takes us on an enthralling tour of the nation and its history, through some of our most astonishing buildings.
9911 Руб.
Margaine Sylvain, Margaine David Forbidden Places
Head off to explore the filming location of 12 Monkeys, Michael Jackson's hometown turned ghost town, Berlin's 1936 Olympic Village, deconsecrated churches, forgotten castles, deserted train stations, prisons and mental asylums, a cemetery of rusted locomotives, abandoned steel factories, phantom metro stations, and more. For 10 years, Sylvain Margaine has traveled the world in search of these forbidden and forgotten places. An exceptional photographic report.
2691 Руб.
Cyprus. 1:200 000
Explore Cyprus with this Freytag&Berndt road map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently on this island in the Mediterrenean. Touristic information: museums, castles, monasteries, churches, mosques, camping sites, caves, archaeological sites, and several inset maps of main cities. The legend is in 4 languages (English and Greek included). Place names are indicated in both Roman and Greek scripts.
937 Руб.
Tree Houses. Fairy Tale Castles in the Air
he idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is surely as old as humanity. Tree houses are chronicled in ancient civilizations and their lore crosses through the history of every part of the world where trees grow. This stunningly-illustrated study offers a tour of the best tree houses in the world, some designed by architects, others the work of unknown craftsmen. A teahouse, a restaurant, a hotel, a playhouse for children, or a perch from which to contemplate life - the tree house can take as many forms as the imagination can offer. In times of concern for sustainability and ecological responsibility, the tree house may also be the ultimate symbol of life in symbiosis with nature. Whether rustic or contemporary in style, tree houses make the most of space. Climb into this trove of tree houses and enjoy a new perspective on the world. 50 tree houses from around the world. Covers all different styles, from romantic to modern. Every house is depicted in several photos as well as one illustration by artist Patrick Hruby from Los Angeles (who also created the book's cover artwork). Helpful short biographies of all architects.
4784 Руб.
Brazil. 1:2 000 000 - 1:3 000 000
Explore Brazil with this Freytag&Berndt double-sided road map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in this country. Place name index in a booklet. Inset maps of Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, Recife, and Manaus. Touristic information: airports, castles, ruins, churches, spas, car-ferries, natural preserve, lakes and rivers. The legend is in English, Brazilian, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, French, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian.
1231 Руб.
Eastoe Jane Ruins. Discover Britain's Wild and Beautiful Places
A celebration of Britain's most wild and wonderfully atmospheric places - its ruins, including castles, follies, abbeys and country houses. From romantic ruined castles to mysterious stone circles, from frivolous follies to crumbling towers by the sea, there is something about ruins that excites our imagination - and the National Trust has many of the best examples in Britain. This is a beautifully illustrated celebration of these wild and wonderfully atmospheric places across the country, dating from Roman times to the twentieth century. From Cornwall to Scotland, the book is organised by region and includes overview maps, so you can plot your own journey around Britain's remarkable ruins.
3025 Руб.
Cooper F. The Two Houses
After an acclaimed career in ceramics, Jay herself has cracked. Recovering from a breakdown, she and her husband Simon move to the desolate edges of the north of England, where they find and fall in love with the Two Houses: a crumbling property whose central rooms were supposedly so haunted that a previous owner had them cut out from the building entirely.But on uprooting their city life and moving to the sheltered grey village of Hestle, Jay and Simon discover it's not only the Two Houses that seems to be haunted by an obscure past. It becomes increasingly clear that the villagers don't want them there at all - and when building work to make the two houses whole again starts, a discovery is made that will unearth decades-old secrets . . .But who in this village has been hiding them? .
678 Руб.
Cooper F. The Two Houses
After an acclaimed career in ceramics, Jay herself has cracked. Recovering from a breakdown, she and her husband Simon move to the desolate edges of the north of England, where they find and fall in love with the Two Houses: a crumbling property whose central rooms were supposedly so haunted that a previous owner had them cut out from the building entirely.But on uprooting their city life and moving to the sheltered grey village of Hestle, Jay and Simon discover it's not only the Two Houses that seems to be haunted by an obscure past. It becomes increasingly clear that the villagers don't want them there at all - and when building work to make the two houses whole again starts, a discovery is made that will unearth decades-old secrets . . .But who in this village has been hiding them? .
678 Руб.
Scotland - North England. 1:400 000
Explore Scotland and North England with this Freytag&Berndt double-sided geographical and road map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in this part of Great Britain. Place name index. Touristic information: places of interest, airports, castles, manor-houses, religious buildings, archaeological sites, campgrounds, monuments, golf-courses. The legend is in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, and Slovak.
937 Руб.
Countess Beissel von Gymnich Jeannette Luxury Houses Schlosser Castles Chateaux
Castles conjure up a wealth of images: fairytale fantasies, military bastions, or quaint remnants of a distant past. Whatever your personal associations, the following exploration of Germany's privately-owned castles is sure to intrigue and inspire you. This striking volume introduces the reader to the noteworthy personalities, the whimsical eccentricities and the rich culture found within each of the noble homes. You will learn of the contribution to society each generation has made, and may be inspired to wonder at our own generation's legacy. Jeannette Countess Beissel von Gymnich presents the spirit of each of these historic dwellings by introducing the reader to the history, romance and culture as well as the modern relevance encountered in each of these magnificent structures. Countess Jeannette Beissel von Gymnich, American author, was born in Bonn and raised in Germany, USA and Argentina. She lives at Satzvey Castle near Cologne where she and her husband organize large historical festivals. A visual treat for art lovers and history buffs alike An original exploration of German history, culture, and contemporary life-style Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
3027 Руб.