History of architecture

Collection containing thirty-five letters and sermons of St Augustine on politics, addressing essential themes in Augustine''s thought.

This 2001 book is a comprehensive study of the curriculum of school education in medieval and Renaissance Italy.

A major addition to the Cambridge Texts series of writings by Thomas Aquinas (1225–74).

Goldman examines the origins of social policies, focusing on the Social Science Association.

This book looks at how Elizabeth I managed to be queen, in the face of considerable male opposition.

A major study of the impact of Renaissance humanism upon the English colonization of America.

A provocative interpretation of Descartes that claims the cogito should be read as an intuition.

This 2003 book is a major study of the work of Hobbes, Locke, and their contemporaries.

A collection of essays by a leading philosopher of mind and language.

New theory of relationship between feminism and postmodernism, using close readings of literature, film, ethics.

Comprehensive history of British conceptions of empire from the 1540s to the 1740s.

The key writings of the author of the Declaration of Independence are presented in a clear and accessible format.

This book provides a philosophical analysis of the reasoning appropriate to the history of ideas.

A major new sequence of works from one of the world''s leading historians of ideas.

An examination of the emergence of the phenomenon of deductive argument in classical Greek mathematics.

A pioneering analysis of duelling, politeness and civility in early modern England.

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This book explores natural law theories in the early Enlightenment from Grotius to Kant.

A study of the importance of the language of rights during three crucial periods in American history.

This book shows how the Age of Reason actually began during the late Middle Ages.

Gilboa and Schmeidler provide paradigm for modelling decision making under uncertainty.

A 2001 reinterpretation of early modern German intellectual history, treating the civil and metaphysical philosophers as rival intellectual cultures.

Third of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world''s leading historians.

Explores women''s responses to Cartesian philosophy and its intellectual legacy in England and Europe.

Important and learned contribution to the cultural and educational history of Elizabethan England.

This book explores Friedrich Nietzsche''s response to the debates sparked by Charles Darwin''s The Origin of Species.

This book offers an analysis of the concept of ''national character'' in the intellectual histories of Britain and France.

This 2002 book is a study of myth and controversy in Britain''s role in the First World War.

The most accessible rendition ever of a classic of political thought in action.

This book systematically traces the development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity.

This classic portfolio uses elevations, floor plans, and other line drawings by Scotland's first great classical architect to document the high Scottish style of the eighteenth century.

In this 1929 classic, the great architect Le Corbusier turned from the design of houses to the planning of cities, surveying urban problems and venturing bold new solutions.

Once a seat of government as well as the private residence of its owners, the medieval castle was also a military base and stronghold for the surrounding geographical area.

This fascinating book presents a series of 44 designs for vacation homes of varying styles and sizes, created over a century ago by a select group of New York and New Jersey architects.

Excellently framed and designed, with bold, receding arches, the open timber roofs of the medieval period featured massive moldings, carved timbers, and intricate tracery.

This splendid pictorial survey depicts 51 historic homes of Charleston, South Carolina.

Provides details for frame houses, houses of brick, brick veneer, stucco, etc.

Reprint of rare catalog includes front or front-angled elevations, floor plans and interior sketches for dozens of authentic bungalow designs, many unique to the California landscape.

Selected from a very rare portfolio, this volume presents exquisitely detailed engravings of Parisian apartment buildings and mansions of the late nineteenth century.

Philadelphia-based builder Owen Biddle was a major influence on later architects, thanks to this well-illustrated and much studied guide.

More than 100 magnificent home plans provide lovers of Victoriana the finest examples of period architecture.

An intriguing examination of classic colonial houses, this fact-filled foray explores with remarkable concision the "e;medieval period"e; of American architecture.

Volume 2 of monumental 3-volume classic offers comprehensive and detailed coverage of architectural terms, individuals and national styles.

It is better to build a small house than to overburden the budget with debt for a larger one,"e; advised the noted architectural firm of Stillwell & Company.

Volume 1 of an unabridged reprint of extremely influential work by great 19th-century architect, champion of the Gothic Revival.

Based on personal observation of surviving examples and research into colonial records, this book includes 242 measured diagrams (windows, door frames, construction details, etc.

An architect who excelled at transforming an architectural fantasy into a practical, livable home, Addison Mizner was one of the most original and influential designers America has produced.

The famous American architect's fascinating look at the early years of his pioneering work, which led to his being called the "e;father of the skyscraper.

This outstanding house plan catalog from a prominent Midwestern builder was issued on the eve of the Great Depression.

Designed for the 1940s family with a "e;limited budget but unlimited good taste,"e; this fascinating volume presents 56 floor plans and elevations of lovely small homes that originally cost less than $15,000 to build.