Download or read book Identifying American Architecture written by John J. G. Blumenson and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students, and tourists alike. With 214 photographs, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements, and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used--carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style. Trade bookstores order from W.W. Norton, NY

Download or read book Jainism written by Kurt Titze and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurt Titze invites the reader, after acquainting him or her with the main tenets of the world`s classical religion of non-violence, to join him on a fascinating pilgrimage. The past glories of India have been and still are a favourite subject in books and films. In this book with its 350 illustrations spread over 280 pages, Kurt titze enfolds a sequence of glories which have been kept alive to the present-day. The aim of this book is to entice the reader to ask his way to spots and sites that are not mentioned in tourist guide books. To the Digambara Meru temple in Old Delhi, for example, or to the Veerayatan Ashram on the outskirts of Rajgir run by Jaina nuns, or to the rock-cut twenty-four Tirthankaras near Gingee in Tamilnadu. That an increasing number of people who pick up this book may do so instead of climbing the ramparts of yet another fort or of gazing at yet another collection of horrifying weapons.

Download or read book Biltmore Estate written by Ellen Erwin Rickman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a pictorial look at the history of the Biltmore Estate and the lives of the Vanderbilt family.

Download or read book A Pictorial Guide to Fossils written by Gerard Ramon Case and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Pictorial Guide to Vaseline Glass written by Sue C. Davis and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases more than 600 fluorescent Vaseline glass items made from the mid-1800s to the present day. Featured are eye-catching vases, pitchers, salts, bowls, lamps, goblets, baskets, epergnes, perfumes, and many more. Includes pattern names, circa dates, manufacturers, dimensions, current values, background information, and glossary. A beautiful reference that will be enjoyed for many years to come!

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Download or read book The Complete Pictorial Guides written by Alfred Wainwright and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 2128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sumptuous boxed set contains all ten of the Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells by the fell walking legend, A. Wainwright. For this Reader's Edition the books are 10% enlarged from the original editions, and bound in cloth. Maps and text are as Wainwright wrote them.

Download or read book A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent written by Sálim Ali and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Pictorial Guide Is Unique In That It Depicts All The Bird Species Found In The Subcontinent Arranged Family Wire On 106 Plates Which Follow One Another In Systematic Order And Are Thus Easy To Find.

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Download or read book Pictorial Guide to Pottery and Porcelain Marks written by Chad Lage and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features photographs of marks alongside their actual pieces for perspective. Other books simply show line drawings, but this massive encyclopedia educates collectors and researchers on what the marks actually look like on a piece of pottery or porcelain. Over 7,500 photographs of around 4,000 marks and items, from Abingdon to Zsolnay, are featured in this huge publication. Organized alphabetically by company, this book is the most user-friendly marks book you'll find, telling readers quickly what it looks like, when it was made, and who made it. Appraisers and dealers will find this guide extremely useful; they can learn a little bit about many different marks, rather than having to weed through extensive historical information on the thousands of marks produced. As an added feature, cross-referencing indexes are provided, by date, shape, and company. 2004 values.

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