Architettura

Patrons and Architects: Designing Art Museums in the Twentieth Century

Coolidge, John · 1989 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Fort Worth, Texas, The Amon Carter Museum, 1989. Softcover. Black and mauve pictorial wraps; 143 pp. with 109 bw illustrations. Number two in The Anne Burnett Tandy Lectures in American Civilization. Facilities. people and collections considered include: The Gardner Museum ; P...

Philip Johnson Life and Work

Schulze, Franz · 1994 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Knopf, 1994. Hardbound. Grey boards with blue cloth spine; bw pictorial dj; 465 pp. with occasional bw images. An excellent biography of the eminent architect. VG/VG-; dj flaps have been used as bookmarks, so the folds are not as new .

The Romanesque: Towns, Cathedrals and Monasteries

Stierlin, Henri (ed.) · 2001 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Koln, Taschen, 2001. Softcover. Eggshell wraps with orange lettering; 237 pp. with mostly color illustrations throughout, unpaginated. In Romanesque architecture, we see an expression not merely of power and faith but of the religious, political and social upheavals of the 11t...

A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals

Kostof, Spiro · 1985 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Oxford, OUP, 1985. Softcover. White pictorial wraps; 788 pp. with bw illustrations throughout, numbered by chapter. In the conviction that "everything built is worth studying" - the standard as well as the exceptional - Spiro Kostof has written a wide-ranging history of archit...

Baldassare Longhena

PIROVANO, Carlo and Lionello Puppi · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Milano (Milan), Italy, Electa, 1982. Hardcover. Brown cloth; 191 pp. with numerous bw photographs, illustrations, and plans. Text in Italian; the book is from either an exhibition or conference held in Lugano in 1982, Rassegna Internazionale delle Arti e della Cultura", meanin...

The History of Architecture in India from the Dawn of Civilization to the End of the Raj

Tadgell, Christopher · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

London, Phaidon, 1990. Softcover. Black pictorial wraps with orange lettering; French flaps; 336 pp. with 55 color plates and 350 bw illustrations, many with multiple views. With hundreds of photographs, engravings, and plans, Tadgell full explains the importance of religion, ...

The Book of Buildings: A Traveller's Guide

Reid, Richard · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Michael Joseph, 1980. Hardbound. Brown cloth with gold lettering; red and white pictorial dj; 447 pp. with over 3,500 illustrations. A unique guide to the architecture of Europe and North America, arranged region by region and designed to satisfy the interests of a ran...

On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History

Rykwert, Joseph · 1972 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1972. Hardcover. maroon cloth boards w/ gilt emblem & gilt spine printing. top edge red. 221 pgs w/ bw illustrations. pictorial dustjacket w/ black printing & plastic protective cover. Foxing to text-block fore-edge with light, speckled foxi...

Life in the French Country House

Girouard, Mark · 2000 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards; Color illus. dj.; 352 pp.; Profuse bw and color illustrations throughout. An in-depth and well-illustrated look at the French upper classes at home in their chateaux, manoirs, and gentilhommieres. VG .

Tre Palazzi Veneziani Della Regione Veneto

Bassi, Elena · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Venezia, Regione del Veneto, 1982. Hardbound. Eggshell cloth with red lettering; crimson color pictorial dj; 269 pp. with 194 color and bw illustrations; in white plain cardboard slipcase. Text in Italian; in-depth studies of three palaces, Ca' Balbi, Ca' Flangini-Morosini, an...

The White House

Aaseng, Nathan · 2001 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

San Diego, Lucen Books, 2001. Hardcover. Glossy blue illustrated boards; 96 pp. with bw illustrations throughout. Part of the Building History Series for libraries and classrooms. VG, clean and tight.

Venetian Palaces

Zorzi, Alvise · 1989 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$90.00 (€81.65 | £68.11 | ¥14,374)

New York, Rizzoli, 1989. Hardbound. Crimson cloth with gold lettering; color-pictorial dj; 537 pp. with 500 color illustrations. A lush tour of the palaces of Venice, arranged chronologically by style; with information about the families who owned them; stunning color photogra...

Wooden Architectural Monuments of Trans-Carpathia

Goberman, D.N. · 1970 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Leningrad, Aurora Art Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. White linen with black image; bw photographic dj with Russian and English titles; 32 pp. text followed by 86 bw photographs. Essay in both Russian and English, as is the list of illustrations. Lovely photos of the old wooden a...

Le Ville Medicee

Studio, Fianico · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Firenze (Florence), Italy, Libreria Editrice Fiorentina, 1980. Softcover. Grey illustrated wraps; 158 pp. with bw illustrations throughout. Text in Italian; a tour of each of the Medici villas in Florence and the surrounding area; included are descriptions of each villa with i...

Architectural Association Sketchbook 1907

Lewis, William G.B. and Theodore Fyfe (editors) · 1907 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

London, The Architectural Association, 1907. Hardbound. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. 72 duotone plates. Oversize and will require extra postage. Volume 11 of the Third Series. A large-format book. Lovely architectural sketches, some elevation views, some ground plans...

Traite Theorique Et Pratique de L'Art de Batir

Rondelet, Jean · 1832 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$566.95 (€514.38 | £429.07 | ¥90,545)

Paris, L'auteur, 1832. Hardbound. 3/4 crumbled leather with deckled boards, all spines are missing. Volumes 1, 2 and 3 bound into one book, covers off. Vol. 1: xvi, 341 pp. Vol. 2 (Appendice): 363 pp.; Vol. 3: 202 pp. Accompanied by 2 volumes containing a total of 207 numbered...

IL Campidolglio

Pietrangeli, Carlo (ed.) · 1964 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Roma, Rivista Mensile del Comune di Roma, 1964. Softcover. Color-pictorial wraps; paginated from 179 - 226 followed by 64 pp. with 96 bw illustrations and some additional text; 2 color plates. Text in Italian; the history, plans, decoration (statuary, etc.) of the Campidolglio...

Great Buildings of the World: Indian Temples and Palaces

Edwardes, Michael · 1969 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Paul Hamlyn, 1969. Hardbound. Black cloth with color-pictorial dj and mylar cover; 191 pp. with bw illustrations throughout, including one map. Traces the development and architecture over a 2,000-year period. Includes the temples of Ajanta, the famous Black Pagoda, th...

The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms

Michell, George · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1988. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 192 pp. with 105 bw illustrations. Revised and upated edition; includes the rock-cut temples of Ellora and Elephanta, sculptures at Khajuraho, the mortuary temple of Angkor Vat and much more. VG, cle...

Ornament and Architecture: Renaissance Drawings, Prints and Books

Adams, Janet with others · 1980 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University, 1980. Softcover. BW pictorial wraps with dark brown lettering; 175 pp. with 91 illustrations (not in order and some with various views). To the Renaissance classical tradition, no ornamentation would have meant no architecture. For a...