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An architectural and historical study of Singapore's oldest Teochew Temple. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Teochew-speaking gambier and pepper farmers settled in Singapore. Surrounded by the skyscrapers of Singapore's central business district,...

A guide to Britain's churches, which talks about the richness and diversity of over 1500 years of Christian heritage. It also explains the importance of place in the siting of a church, the architectural styles, the layout of the interior in relation to...

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A compelling study of what makes a sacred place sacred From ancient temp les to modern churches, synagogues, and mosques, architects throughout history have invested their creative energies to design sacred spaces. Many cultures devoted considerable...

The fascinating variety of Scotland’s church buildings is rarely appreciated.Many are hidden away in remote country areas, or in parts of towns and cities not often visited. Others are critical to the ‘sense of place’ that makes settlements recognised...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739845087Author Colin PittFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CP PressPublisher Carabao Publishing

Muthanna, also known as mirror writing, is a compelling style of Islamic calligraphy composed of a source text and its mirror image placed symmetrically on a horizontal or vertical axis. This style elaborates on various scripts such as Kufic, naskh, and...

With its reconversion to a mosque in August 2020, the former monastic church of Saint Saviour in Chora entered yet another phase of its long history. The present book examines the Chora/Kariye Camii site from a transcultural perspective, tracing its...

Sacred Precincts examines non-Muslim religious sites in the Islamic world, revealing how architecture responds to contextual issues and traditions. It explores urban contexts; issues of identity; design; construction; transformation and the history of...

This is the first book in English on the medieval monumental bronze doors of Europe.The bronze doors that survive to this day are the only complex of monumental bronzes from the European Middle Ages that has survived intact, most of them dating from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871692054Author Robert MunmanFormat HardbackPage Count 277Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789937143486Author Sudarshan Raj TiwariFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.Publisher Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789937136372Author Niels GutschowFormat PaperbackPage Count 199Imprint Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.Publisher Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789937135047Author Rohit RanjitkarFormat PaperbackPage Count 623Imprint Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.Publisher Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789937130967Author Niels GutschowFormat PaperbackPage Count 205Imprint Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.Publisher Ekta Books Distributors Pvt. Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788187780403Author Eicher Goodearth LimitedFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Eicher GoodearthPublisher Eicher Goodearth

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788185067681Author Kumar Babu VijayaFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Sandeep PrakashanPublisher Sandeep Prakashan

The New Yorker – ‘A treasure of a book’Originally written in aid of the crucial restoration work to restore Paris’s great cathedral, Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals is a moving, short piece of non-fiction celebrating the stunning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783796549090Author Lukas LandmannFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AGPublisher Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AGWeight(grams) 3189g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093887465Author Masayuki MiuraFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 183mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886833Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886826Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886819Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886796Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 251mm * 178mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886789Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886772Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784093886710Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 113g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784091054432Author Shogakukan IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Shogakukan Inc.Publisher Shogakukan Inc.Weight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783795451356Author Constantin BeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Schnell & SteinerPublisher Schnell & SteinerWeight(grams) 58g

In nineteenth-century Punjab, a cultural tug-of-war ensued as both Sufi mystics and British officials aimed to engage the local artisans as a means of realizing their ideological ambitions. When it came to influence and impact, the Sufi shrines had a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738497409Author Geoff StrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Straydog BooksPublisher Straydog Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781350247130Author Sonya NevinFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bloomsbury AcademicPublisher Bloomsbury AcademicWeight(grams) 138g

La Ruta del Peregrino (the pilgrimage route) stretches a distance of 117 kilometers through the vast and imposing mountain range of Jalisco, Mexico. Approximately two million people participate each year in this religious phenomenon to meet the Virgin of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789389679953Author Thomas PerkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 5mm

From modest chapels to majestic cathedrals, and historic synagogues to modern mosques and Buddhist temples: this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook presents 1,079 houses of worship in Manhattan and lays to rest the common perception that skyscrapers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788197419454Author Vivek VenugopalFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Copal Publishing GroupPublisher Copal Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788883344268Author Lia BarelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint ViellaPublisher ViellaWeight(grams) 1469g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798227877376Author Deslee CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Deslee CampbellPublisher Deslee CampbellWeight(grams) 118g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781490745824Author Evangelist Elma HamptonFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 122g

A comprehensive overview of Laurent-Benoît Dewez’s architectural worksLaurent-Benoît Dewez (1732-1812), court architect to Charles of Lorraine, was the most outstanding architect of his time in the Southern Low Countries. After studying in Italy and...