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  • Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture by Hoffmann, Donald
    Donald Hoffmann

    Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture

    May be the best book on Wright ever written, with the exception of the master's own incomparable autobiography. -- New York Times Book ReviewDespite the vast literature about Frank Lloyd Wright, noted Wright scholar Donald Hoffmann contends that observations about Wright commonly fail to...
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  • Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern by Faibyshev, Dolly
    Dolly Faibyshev

    Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern

    178 stunning color and b/w photos present mid-century modern architecture clustered, perhaps in its highest concentration, in Palm Springs, California. The desert environment and Hollywood stars inspired architects of the day to creative heights, including Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams, William Krisel, Albert Frey,...
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  • Operation Bowler: The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice During World War II by Glancey, Jonathan
    Jonathan Glancey

    Operation Bowler: The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice During World War II

    A story of incredible military daring--set against the splendor of Venice--that tells how an unlikely squad of pilots executed the most meticulous air raid of World War II. March 21st, 1945. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and bombers sweep over...
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  • On Restoration by Le Duc, E. Viollet
    E. Viollet Le Duc

    On Restoration

    In this engaging work, E Viollet Le Duc explores the topic of restoration and its application to architecture. Drawing on his extensive experience as an architect and restorer, Le Duc provides valuable insights into the principles of restoration and the challenges faced by those...
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  • Opulence & Ostentation: building the circus by Ward, Steve
    Steve Ward

    Opulence & Ostentation: building the circus

    Since the foundation of the 'modern' circus in the eighteenth century, the circus has been presented in defined spaces. Initially, performances were given in the open air and, over a period of time, these spaces first became enclosed and then later roofed. Temporary wooden...
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  • Forts: An Illustrated History of Building for Defence by The National Archives
    The National Archives

    Forts: An Illustrated History of Building for Defence

    Ever since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organize some kind of defense against potentially hostile neighbors. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled towns, and during the medieval era, stone castles were built...
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  • Proportions and Cognition in Architecture and Urban Design: Measure, Relation, Analogy by Dillenburger, Benjamin
    Benjamin Dillenburger

    Proportions and Cognition in Architecture and Urban Design: Measure, Relation, Analogy

    English summary: In Proportions and Cognition in Architecture and Urban Design, practicing architects, historians, and theoreticians discuss the proportional systems that juxtapose aesthetic judgements, forms of practice, and human and social bodies with the norms and ideals that have resulted from these relationships. They...
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  • Johann Joachim Winckelmann on Art, Architecture, and Archaeology by Winckelmann, Johann Joachim
    Johann Joachim Winckelmann

    Johann Joachim Winckelmann on Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

    Modern English translations of several of the most important essays of Winckelmann, one of the fathers of art history and archaeology and a strong influence on Goethe and Schiller and Weimar Classicism. Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-68) has long been recognized as one of the...
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  • Interwar: British Architecture 1919-39 by Stamp, Gavin
    Gavin Stamp

    Interwar: British Architecture 1919-39

    British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin Pool at London Zoo - but the reality was far more diverse. As the...
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  • Vergangenheitsbew?ltigung Germany's Holocaust Journey by Herzog, Dominik
    Dominik Herzog

    Vergangenheitsbew?ltigung Germany's Holocaust Journey

    This book methodically examines the decade-slongprocess in which Germany has garnered its reputation as a model for confronting and reconciling with its dark history. Much of this has been attributed to the embodiment of Vergangenheitsbewaltigung or, "the process ofcoming to tenns with the past."...
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  • Two Lectures, Delivered At The Meeting Of The York And Lincoln Architectural Societies, At Doncaster ... By George Gilbert Scott ... And Edmund Becket by George Gilbert Scott (Sir )
    George Gilbert Scott (Sir )

    Two Lectures, Delivered At The Meeting Of The York And Lincoln Architectural Societies, At Doncaster ... By George Gilbert Scott ... And Edmund Becket

    This book provides insights into the architectural heritage of the York and Lincoln regions in the United Kingdom. The lectures by George Gilbert Scott and Edmund Beckett Denison cover a wide range of topics, including Gothic architecture, architectural innovations, and the preservation of heritage...
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  • The Last Grand Tour: Contemporary Phenomena and Strategies of Living in Italy by Obrist, Michael
    Michael Obrist

    The Last Grand Tour: Contemporary Phenomena and Strategies of Living in Italy

    A new study of Italy through the lens of its housing. Since antiquity, Italy has been the origin of key themes of Western architecture and culture, many of which continue to provide an inspiring frame of reference. Critically emulating the tradition and, in parts,...
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  • The History of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York: Illustrated by Extracts From Authentic Records, by Plans, Sections, and Engravings of Archi by Browne, John 1793-1877 Author
    John 1793-1877 Author Browne

    The History of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York: Illustrated by Extracts From Authentic Records, by Plans, Sections, and Engravings of Archi

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Portals West; a Folio of Late Nineteenth Century Architecture in California by Bangs, E. Geoffrey (Edward Geoffrey)
    E. Geoffrey (Edward Geoffrey) Bangs

    Portals West; a Folio of Late Nineteenth Century Architecture in California

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Book of 100 Homes: Which Contains the Designs and Floor Plans of One Hundred Homes, Book D by Brown-Blodgett Co
    Brown-Blodgett Co

    The Book of 100 Homes: Which Contains the Designs and Floor Plans of One Hundred Homes, Book D

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Chicago Tribune Book of Homes by Chicago Tribune
    Chicago Tribune

    Chicago Tribune Book of Homes

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Orientalism, Philology, and the Illegibility of the Modern World by Tr?per, Henning
    Henning Tr?per

    Orientalism, Philology, and the Illegibility of the Modern World

    Orientalism, Philology, and the Illegibility of the Modern World examines the philology of orientalism. It discusses how European (and in particular German) orientalism has influenced the modern understanding of how language accesses reality and offers a critical reinterpretation of orientalism, ontology and modernity. This...
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  • Residential Flats by Perks, Sydney
    Sydney Perks

    Residential Flats

    Residential Flats offers a wide-ranging and detailed survey of apartment block architecture at the dawn of the 20th century. After tracing the development of flat design from Roman times onwards, Sydney Perks uses real plans of apartment blocks in British, European and American cities...
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  • Private Life and Privacy in the Early Modern Low Countries by Green, Michael
    Michael Green

    Private Life and Privacy in the Early Modern Low Countries

    This volume investigates the origins of one of the most important notions of the contemporary society: privacy. Based on case studies from the early modern Low Countries, privacy is tackled from various historical perspectives: social and cultural history, and the history of art and...
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  • Michael Henry Adams

    Harlem: Lost and Found

    In this beautifully illustrated study, historian Michael Henry Adams presents an evocative portrait of the various and divergent Harlems of yesteryear, from the Native American settlements discovered by the Dutch in the seventeenth century to the vibrant community of present-day preservationists.Long identified with African-American...
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  • Sabine Frommel

    Leonardo Da Vinci and Architecture

    Found scattered among his numerous manuscripts, Leonardo's studies on architecture were conceived during an artistic journey of close to fifty years while their author was in the service of the most prestigious patrons. Dealing with churches, ephemeral monuments, urban reconstruction, fortifications, palaces and villas,...
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  • Discovering Vietnam's Ancient Capital: The Archaeology and History of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi by Hardy, Andrew
    Andrew Hardy

    Discovering Vietnam's Ancient Capital: The Archaeology and History of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi

    The first book in English on this important archaeological excavation in the heart of Vietnam's capital, now a World Heritage site. As Vietnam entered the twenty-first century it began to prepare for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of its capital Thang Long, now...
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  • Building/Object: Shared and Contested Territories of Design and Architecture by Ashby, Charlotte
    Charlotte Ashby

    Building/Object: Shared and Contested Territories of Design and Architecture

    Building/Object addresses the space in between the conventional objects of design and the conventional objects of architecture, probing and reassessing the differences between the disciplines of design history and architectural history Each of the 13 chapters in this book examine things which are neither...
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  • Picturesque Lodges. A Series of Designs for Gate Lodges, Park Entrances, Keepers', Gardeners', Bailiffs', Grooms', Upper and Underservants' Lodges, an by Birch, John
    John Birch

    Picturesque Lodges. A Series of Designs for Gate Lodges, Park Entrances, Keepers', Gardeners', Bailiffs', Grooms', Upper and Underservants' Lodges, an

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Fireproof Construction for Houses and Other Buildings at Moderate Cost by National Fire Proofing Comapny
    National Fire Proofing Comapny

    Fireproof Construction for Houses and Other Buildings at Moderate Cost

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Hoyt Hardlead Architectural & Ornamental Leadwork. by National Lead Company Hoyt Hardlead
    National Lead Company Hoyt Hardlead

    Hoyt Hardlead Architectural & Ornamental Leadwork.

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Victorian Home, Some Aspects of Nineteenth-century Taste and Manners by Dutton, Ralph 1898-1985
    Ralph 1898-1985 Dutton

    The Victorian Home, Some Aspects of Nineteenth-century Taste and Manners

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Betsy Swanson

    New Orleans Architecture: The American Sector

    Concentrates on the bustling business district and is designed to serve as a guide for restoration.Author: Betsy SwansonISBN-10: 1565543734ISBN-13: 9781565543737Publisher: Pelican Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1998Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.23lbsSize: 11.45h x 9.01w x 0.60d
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  • Jeffrey F. Meyer

    Myths in Stone: Religious Dimensions of Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C., is a city of powerful symbols-from the dominance of the Capitol dome and Washington Monument to the authority of the Smithsonian. This book takes us on a fascinating and informative tour of the nation's capital as Jeffrey F. Meyer unravels the complex...
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  • Archigram Ten by Cook, Peter
    Peter Cook

    Archigram Ten

    - Archigram Ten looks at where architecture is going currently and asks: why? - First new Archigram magazine for 50 years In the 1960s and '70s, Archigram speculated on the nature of architecture in ways that influenced a generation. In an era defined by...
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  • It's about Time: The Architecture of Climate Change by Loorbach, Derk
    Derk Loorbach

    It's about Time: The Architecture of Climate Change

    Author: Derk LoorbachISBN-10: 9462088799ISBN-13: 9789462088795Publisher: Nai010 PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2025Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.29h x 6.54w x 1.02d
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  • The Barrack, 1572-1914: Chapters in the History of Emergency Architecture by Van Pelt, Robert Jan
    Robert Jan Van Pelt

    The Barrack, 1572-1914: Chapters in the History of Emergency Architecture

    The shifting meanings, from practical to tragic, associated with the structure of a barrack. The Barrack, 1572-1914 tells the little-known history of a building type that many people used to register as an alien interloper in conventionally built-up areas. The barrack is a mostly...
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  • The Book of Bildcost Gardened-home Plans by Better Homes and Gardens
    Better Homes and Gardens

    The Book of Bildcost Gardened-home Plans

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Build-it-yourself Ranch-type House by Tom Riley
    Tom Riley

    Build-it-yourself Ranch-type House

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Plans for Hotels, Apartments, Tourist Courts by American Plan Service
    American Plan Service

    Plans for Hotels, Apartments, Tourist Courts

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Modern American House by Isenstadt, Sandy
    Sandy Isenstadt

    The Modern American House

    Sandy Isenstadt examines how architects, interior designers, and landscape designers worked to enhance spatial perception in middle class houses visually. The desire for spaciousness reached its highest pitch where it was most lacking, in the small, single-family houses that came to be the cornerstone...
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  • Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession by Anthony, Kathryn H.
    Kathryn H. Anthony

    Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession

    A powerful statement about the repercussions of discrimination and the benefits of diversity in architecture Providing hard data for trends that many perceive only vaguely and some deny altogether, Designing for Diversity reveals a profession rife with gender and racial discrimination and examines the...
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  • New York Waterfront: Evolution and Building Culture of the Port and Harbor by Bone, Kevin
    Kevin Bone

    New York Waterfront: Evolution and Building Culture of the Port and Harbor

    Created by a team of architects, historians, teachers, and students, The New York Waterfront is an unprecedented documentation of the rise and fall of the waterfront's architectural, technological, industrial, and commercial existence over the past 150 years. This densely illustrated book vividly presents and...
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  • The Material Landscapes of Scotland's Jewellery Craft, 1780-1914 by Laurenson, Sarah
    Sarah Laurenson

    The Material Landscapes of Scotland's Jewellery Craft, 1780-1914

    Shortlisted for the History Book Award in Scotland's National Book Awards, 2023 During the long 19th century, Scotland was home to an established body of skilled jewellers who were able to access a range of materials from the country's varied natural landscape: precious gold...
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  • Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe: Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, C. 1790-1840 by Bouwers, E.
    E. Bouwers

    Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe: Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, C. 1790-1840

    The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood...
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  • Pharaoh Khufu and the Power of Monuments: The Story of the Great Pyramid and Its Enduring Legacy by Roland, Frederick
    Frederick Roland

    Pharaoh Khufu and the Power of Monuments: The Story of the Great Pyramid and Its Enduring Legacy

    Step into the golden age of ancient Egypt, where ambition, innovation, and divine authority converged to create one of humanity's most enduring wonders: the Great Pyramid of Giza. In Pharaoh Khufu and the Power of Monuments, Frederick Roland unravels the captivating story behind the...
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  • The Pocket Guide to Edinburgh's Best Buildings by Ward, Robin
    Robin Ward

    The Pocket Guide to Edinburgh's Best Buildings

    As a world heritage site and one of the most visited cities in the world, Edinburgh boasts a huge range of buildings from all periods and in many different styles. In this book, architectural writer Robin Ward introduces 200 of the city's most fascinating...
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  • English Country Houses. 45 Views and Plans of Recently Erected Mansions [&c.] With a Practical Treatise On House-Building by Wilkinson, William
    William Wilkinson

    English Country Houses. 45 Views and Plans of Recently Erected Mansions [&c.] With a Practical Treatise On House-Building

    Experience the splendor of England's grand country houses with this stunning collection of architectural plans and photographs, accompanied by a thoughtful and informative treatise on the art and science of house building. Written by esteemed architect William Wilkinson, this book offers a fascinating glimpse...
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  • The Architecture of A. Palladio in Four Books: Containing a Short Treatise of the Five Orders, and the Most Necessary Observations Concerning All Sort by Palladio, Andrea 1508-1580 Leoni
    Andrea 1508-1580 Leoni Palladio

    The Architecture of A. Palladio in Four Books: Containing a Short Treatise of the Five Orders, and the Most Necessary Observations Concerning All Sort

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • In Memoriam, John Wellborn Root: Died January 15, 1891 by Chicago Literary Club
    Chicago Literary Club

    In Memoriam, John Wellborn Root: Died January 15, 1891

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Second, Revised Edition by Treiber, Daniel
    Daniel Treiber

    Frank Lloyd Wright: Second, Revised Edition

    Author: Daniel TreiberISBN-10: 3764386975ISBN-13: 9783764386979Publisher: BirkhauserLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/26/2008Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 9.70h x 8.70w x 0.90d
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  • Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: AN ARCHITECTURAL VISION FROM THE FIRST RENAISSANCE, VOLUME I: Volume I by Cruz, Esteban Alejandro
    Esteban Alejandro Cruz

    Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: AN ARCHITECTURAL VISION FROM THE FIRST RENAISSANCE, VOLUME I: Volume I

    PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS ONLY THE 1ST HALF OF ONE SINGLE BOOK. IN ORDER TO HAVE A COMPLETE TEXT, READERS ARE SUGGESTED TO CONSIDER ALSO VOLUME II, AVAILABLE HERE http: //bookstore.xlibris.com/Products/SKU-0114664017/default.aspx AFTER YEARS OF FIELD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS A SECOND...
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  • Windows of Light by Ghotmeh, Lina
    Lina Ghotmeh

    Windows of Light

    Author: Lina GhotmehISBN-10: 3037787767ISBN-13: 9783037787762Publisher: Lars Muller PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/24/2025Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.95lbsSize: 12.05h x 8.98w x 0.94d
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  • Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine by Soloviov, Dmytro
    Dmytro Soloviov

    Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine

    Author: Dmytro SoloviovISBN-10: 1739887875ISBN-13: 9781739887872Publisher: FuelLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2025Pages: 240Format: Hardcover
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  • Towards a Nude Architecture: A Visual Compendium of Japanese Hot Springs by Zohar, Yuval
    Yuval Zohar

    Towards a Nude Architecture: A Visual Compendium of Japanese Hot Springs

    Author: Yuval ZoharISBN-10: 9462088802ISBN-13: 9789462088801Publisher: Nai010 PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2025Pages: 208Format: Hardcover
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