Ancient Books


The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art)The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art)
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Maya Art and Architecture (World of Art)Maya Art and Architecture (World of Art)
Best Price: $4.99
I just returned from a vacation trip to Quintana Roo, Mexico , where Maya ruins are everywhere...
The Art and Architecture of MesopotamiaThe Art and Architecture of Mesopotamia
Best Price: $53.50
"These beautifully made books illustrate the richness of ancient civilizations and their...
The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were BuiltThe Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World: The Great Monuments and How They Were Built
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This well organized, informative and concise volume offers a clearly written collection of...
Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of RomeNot Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome
Best Price: $10.32
My wife and I recently returned from Rome, and one of our many fine moments in that glorious...


Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of TermsClassical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms
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The ne plus ultra of visual references for classical design. Treats each component...
Classical Architecture: The Poetics of OrderClassical Architecture: The Poetics of Order
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A highly useful if somewhat cursory look at the principals of classical architectural form. As...
Ancient Architecture of the SouthwestAncient Architecture of the Southwest
During more than a thousand years before Europeans arrived in 1540, the native peoples of what...
A Sacred LandscapeA Sacred Landscape
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Many of the extraordinary cultures of Ancient Peru, from the lines of the Nasca to the...
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B.C.--A.D. 700 (The Yale University Press Pelican Histor)The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B.C.--A.D. 700 (The Yale University Press Pelican Histor)
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This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of...


Ordonnance for the Five Kinds of Columns after the Method of the Ancients (Texts and Documents Series)Ordonnance for the Five Kinds of Columns after the Method of the Ancients (Texts and Documents Series)
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Perrault argues that rules of architecture be determined by reason, not by ancient precedent.
Classical ArchitectureClassical Architecture
This work is the best overview of classical architecture that the reviewer is aware of. While...
The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art)The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art)
First things first: beautiful pictures. Leave this one on your coffee table for guests to peruse...
Sticks, Stones, & Shadows: Building the Egyptian PyramidsSticks, Stones, & Shadows: Building the Egyptian Pyramids
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Pyramid building, according to the author, should be placed not in the context of only Ancient...
Monuments of the IncasMonuments of the Incas
Consider the following: --In the 1990s, my mother was an Earthwatch volunteer on three...

Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times--Discoveries of the University of Michigan Expedition to Egypt (1924-1935) (Kelsey Museum Publication)Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times--Discoveries of the University of Michigan Expedition to Egypt (1924-1935) (Kelsey Museum Publication)
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Karanis, a town in Egypt's Fayum region founded around 250 BC, housed a farming community with a...
Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)Function and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)
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Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Imperial GardensAncient Chinese Architecture Series, Imperial Gardens
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The imperial gardens were elegant resorts for all forms of entertainment. Rapid developments in...
Inca Architecture and Construction at OllantaytamboInca Architecture and Construction at Ollantaytambo
It is a modern-day mystery how the Inca, who did not have iron tools or knowledge of the wheel,...
City of the Dead: Thebes in Egypt (British Museum Publications)City of the Dead: Thebes in Egypt (British Museum Publications)
Writing in a clear comprehensive style, the author relates the history of Thebes, giving much...

Angkor Wat: Time, Space, and KingshipAngkor Wat: Time, Space, and Kingship
Best Price: $150.00
It seem likes some viewers do not appreciated this book. For me this book is very interesting.It...
The Obelisks of Egypt: Skyscrapers of the PastThe Obelisks of Egypt: Skyscrapers of the PastTemples of the Last PharaohsTemples of the Last Pharaohs
Limited to the architecture at the end of the New Kingdom as well as the Ptolemaic and Roman...
Alvaro Barrera: Arquitectura y RestauracionAlvaro Barrera: Arquitectura y Restauracion
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All of ?lvaro Barrera's passion finds its outlet in the rescue, restoration, and preservation of...
Roman ArchitectureRoman Architecture
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An authoritative illustrated account of the building of Rome and the cities of her Empire: ...

Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Palace ArchitectureAncient Chinese Architecture Series, Palace Architecture
Best Price: $92.72
As an architectural student interested in traditional Chinese architecture, it is very hard to...
Circles of Stone: the Prehistoric Rings of Britain and IrelandCircles of Stone: the Prehistoric Rings of Britain and Ireland
Here is my first impression of the book: Wow! I can see how some people got the idea that this...
The Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III at Dahshur: Architectural Studies (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)The Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III at Dahshur: Architectural Studies (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
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Senwosret III was one of the most important rulers of ancient Egypt, and his pyramid complex...
A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern ArchitectureA Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture
Best Price: $230.00
The only English-language book of its kind, this dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the...
Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht (Egyptian Expedition Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht (Egyptian Expedition Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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This volume documents twenty-two stone-built tombs of the ancient Egyptian Twelfth Dynasty that...

Die Palaeste Im Alten Mesopotamien (Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut//Denkmaeler Antiker Architektur)Die Palaeste Im Alten Mesopotamien (Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut//Denkmaeler Antiker Architektur)Megalithic Architecture in Europe: Ii, France Excepting Brittany (Architecture series-bibliography)Megalithic Architecture in Europe: Ii, France Excepting Brittany (Architecture series-bibliography)History of Mughal Architecture: Akbar (1556-1605 a.D. : the Age of Personality Architecture)History of Mughal Architecture: Akbar (1556-1605 a.D. : the Age of Personality Architecture)Megalithic Architecture in Europe, IV: The Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and the Canary IslandsMegalithic Architecture in Europe, IV: The Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and the Canary IslandsRefiguring the Post-Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and RavennaRefiguring the Post-Classical City: Dura Europos, Jerash, Jerusalem and Ravenna
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This is a study of the "Christianization" of the city between the third and sixth...

Imperial China (Architectural Guides for Travelers)Imperial China (Architectural Guides for Travelers)
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Egyptian TempleEgyptian Temple
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The authoress has divided this fundamental study of the vocabulary for denoting the different...
Los Mayas: The Maya, Spanish-Language Edition (Culturas antiguas)Los Mayas: The Maya, Spanish-Language Edition (Culturas antiguas)
This well-illustrated Spanish-language book retraces the development and magnificent flowering...
Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, 8th to 10th October 1982Early Ceremonial Architecture in the Andes: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, 8th to 10th October 1982
Best Price: $65.00
Art of India: KhajurahoArt of India: Khajuraho

Offerenteninschriften Auf Den Fruhchristlichen Mosaikboden Venetiens Und Istriens (Reallexikon Der Germanischen Altertumskunde O Erganzungsband)Offerenteninschriften Auf Den Fruhchristlichen Mosaikboden Venetiens Und Istriens (Reallexikon Der Germanischen Altertumskunde O Erganzungsband)
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Aedificiorum Figuare: Untersuchungen Zu Den Architekturdarstellungen Des Fruhen Zweiten Stils (Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology,) (Dutch ... on Ancient History and Archaeology,)Aedificiorum Figuare: Untersuchungen Zu Den Architekturdarstellungen Des Fruhen Zweiten Stils (Dutch Monographs on Ancient History and Archaeology,) (Dutch ... on Ancient History and Archaeology,)
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Megalithic Architecture in Europe: Xii, Central and Northern EuropeMegalithic Architecture in Europe: Xii, Central and Northern EuropeCeltic Britain (Weidenfeld Country Miniatures)Celtic Britain (Weidenfeld Country Miniatures)
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Babylonian Jewish Neighborhood and Home Design (Mellen Studies in Architecture, V. 1)Babylonian Jewish Neighborhood and Home Design (Mellen Studies in Architecture, V. 1)
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Megalithic Architecture in Europe, VI: England : The SitesMegalithic Architecture in Europe, VI: England : The SitesAncient Egypt (Architectural Guides for Travelers)Ancient Egypt (Architectural Guides for Travelers)
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Greco - Roman Orient: From Alexander to Diocletian (Taschen's World Architecture)Greco - Roman Orient: From Alexander to Diocletian (Taschen's World Architecture)Ancient Cities and Towns: Monographs (Architecture Series--Bibliography)Ancient Cities and Towns: Monographs (Architecture Series--Bibliography)Monuments of Egypt (2 Volume Boxed Set)Monuments of Egypt (2 Volume Boxed Set)
Best Price: $254.50
A related site of interest is the reconstruction of the Temple?Palace of Ramses III at Medinet...

Mesopotamian Religious Architecture: Alexander Through the ParthiansMesopotamian Religious Architecture: Alexander Through the ParthiansDeliciae Fictiles III, Architectural Terracottas in Ancient Italy: New Discoveries and Interpretations: Proceedings of the International Conference Held 7-8, 2002Deliciae Fictiles III, Architectural Terracottas in Ancient Italy: New Discoveries and Interpretations: Proceedings of the International Conference Held 7-8, 2002
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Megalithic Architecture in EuropeMegalithic Architecture in EuropeLas setenta maravillas del mundo antiguo: Los grandes monumentos y como se construyeronLas setenta maravillas del mundo antiguo: Los grandes monumentos y como se construyeron
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Expanding on the seven wonders of the world, this authoritative compendium incorporates marvels...
Architecture and Power in the Ancient Andes: The Archaeology of Public Buildings (New Studies in Archaeology)Architecture and Power in the Ancient Andes: The Archaeology of Public Buildings (New Studies in Archaeology)
Best Price: $41.60
In this innovative volume, Jerry D. Moore discusses public architecture in the context of the...

Minoan Architectural Design: Formation and Signification (Approaches to Semiotics)Minoan Architectural Design: Formation and Signification (Approaches to Semiotics)Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Diaspora (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)Ancient Jewish Art and Archaeology in the Diaspora (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)
Best Price: $222.99
Megalithic Architecture in Europe: Iii, BrittanyMegalithic Architecture in Europe: Iii, BrittanyMegalithic Architecture in Europe: Ix, IrelandMegalithic Architecture in Europe: Ix, Ireland 
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