This Greek-language monograph on the castle of Modon (Peloponnese, Greece) leads us on a journey from Homer to the 20th century, and concentrates particularly on the Venetian presence, which lasted for 300 years beginning at the fall of Constantinople in 1204. The book explores the correct name of Modon; its ancient walls and coins; the written and pictorial evidence for the castle; the structure of its Venetian administration; the deciphering and identification of the 27 coats of arms of Modon...
Besonders durch Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagens Publikation Minnesinger (1838) wurde der mittelalterliche Minnesang im Zeitalter der Romantik in Kunst und Literatur wiederentdeckt, und dessen Inhalte gelangten zu neuer Blute. 1855 malte Moritz von Schwind im Auftrage Grossherzog Carl Alexanders von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach wahrend der Rekonstruktion der Wartburg dort sein beruhmtes Sangerkriegsfresko. Der Meister bringt in der Mittelgruppe des Bildes - der Szene zwischen Landgrafin Sophie und H...
In seiner ersten Kulturrede forderte Hitler programmatisch die weltanschauliche Visualisierung des NS-Staates in der Architektur. Welche Bedeutung dieses Diktum fur den Kirchenbau in der NS-Zeit hatte, ist bis heute ungeklart. Diese kunsthistorisch-ideologiekritische Untersuchung behandelt die Ideologisierung der Sakralarchitektur in der NS-Zeit, ihre ideengeschichtlichen Grundlagen und bauliche Umsetzung. Gezeigt wird, dass die Sakralarchitektur auf der Grundlage von gefestigten rassisch-archit...
Owners of old houses are often baffled by the confusing advice they receive from their builders, architects or surveyors who may be more familiar with repairing modern buildings than dealing with the issues associated with traditional houses. Old houses generally require a different approach, one, for instance, which takes account of their need to 'breathe'. Modern solutions do not always recognise that need. This book will help owners, builders and all construction professionals make the decisi...
Postmodernism, Religion, and the Future of Social Work
by Anna Leask and Alan Fyall
Postmodernism, Religion, and the Future of Social Work discusses the benefits and disadvantages of the postmodern philosophy as a foundation for social work and human service practice. Social work students and practitioners will learn about the developments that have shaped postmodern thinking as they pertain to society in general, as well as to the profession of social work. By exploring this increasingly popular philosophy, Postmodernism, Religion, and the Future of Social Work provides you wi...
A toolkit for giving our historic built environment a second life Conservation of our existing structures has obvious economic and social value. Moreover, historic structures provide an excellent laboratory for studying aspects of structural engineering, materials science, forensic engineering, and building design. Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings: A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers, and Mills provides a practical guide for consulting struc...
Maintaining the Exterior of Small and Medium Size Historic Buildings (Preservation Briefs and Preservation Tech. Notes)
Bayt Al-'Aqqad
Revitalizing Cities
by Pres Kabacoff, Eddie Boettner, and Tom Leonhard
La Ricerca Di Morfologia Urbana in Italia - Urban Morphology Research in Italy. 2
by L'Erma Di Bretschneider
Rockitecture, Southern California's indigenous architecture of river rocks
Nikolaus Pevsner described Berwick-upon-Tweed as 'one of the most exciting towns in England' [Nikolaus Pevsner, Buildings of England: Northumberland (1957), 88] - a place where an absorbing historical tale can still be read in the dense fabric of its old streets and buildings. It attracts not only day-trippers and holidaymakers but also new residents who have learnt to appreciate the spirit of the place. But outsiders all too easily confine their attention to the space within the impressive Eliz...
This guidance explains how to undertake Historic Area Assessments (HAAs) in order to understand and explain the heritage interest of an area. HAAs help explain the character of a place and define its significance, providing a sound evidence base for the informed management of the historic environment. The approach is intended to assist historic environment specialists, planners, developers, local communities and others in evaluating the historic environment by understanding how the past is encap...
This report examines the surviving structures of the London & Birmingham Railway terminus at Curzon Street, Birmingham. It considers in particular the grade 1 listed 1838 building by Philip Hardwick, the sole remaining intact building on the site, together with the boundary walls which incorporate the remains of the screen of the Grand Junction Railway terminus of 1838 and the bridges and viaducts that provided rail access to the complex.
This book contains the lectures presented at the second Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts, which was held at the Georgia Museum of Art in January 2004. It includes contributions from John McKay Sheftall ("Restoring the Cedars Inside and Out: The Odyssey of Keeping a Homeplace"), Maryellen Higginbotham ("Bits and Pieces, Paper and Pattern: Researching Wallpaper in Nineteenth-Century Vernacular"), Tania Simmons ("Feeling Gravity''s Pull: The Andrew Low House Bathing Room, A Mid-Ninet...