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Captains of Industry
In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior
manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of the leisure which success in them
usually gives. Such men are the…
manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of the leisure which success in them
usually gives. Such men are the…
Care and design
as louis comment
Castel and Mansions
there are catle many part ofthe world,built by both ancient and modern civilisient.about 1,500 years ago, the great walled city of chichen-itza in mexico was built by the mayan people.
CASTLES
Their
Construction and
History
MODERN
PREFACE
researches
point strongly
to the
conclusion
that the
art
of fortification
had
reached
a
high
state of
development even
at
the dawn of history.
Powerful
military
works, dating
from
the
remotest periods,…
PREFACE
researches
point strongly
to the
conclusion
that the
art
of fortification
had
reached
a
high
state of
development even
at
the dawn of history.
Powerful
military
works, dating
from
the
remotest periods,…
Castles
When castles
were
built hundreds of years
ago,
they had two
basic
purposes. First,
they provided shelter and living
space
for those within.
Second, and more importantly, they were
designed
to
keep people
out, to refuse entry to a group…
were
built hundreds of years
ago,
they had two
basic
purposes. First,
they provided shelter and living
space
for those within.
Second, and more importantly, they were
designed
to
keep people
out, to refuse entry to a group…
CELTIC AND OLD NORSE DESIGNS
In this marvelous collection, drawn from numerous Celtic and Old Norse
sources in the British lsles and Scandinavia, a rich selection of traditional
Christian and secular designs is brought together. Some of the meticulously
rendered designs were…
sources in the British lsles and Scandinavia, a rich selection of traditional
Christian and secular designs is brought together. Some of the meticulously
rendered designs were…
CHAPTER EIGHT THE DANGER OF RELIGION
My heart tells me there is a god. Yours may tell you something different. I am okay with that.
Fundamentalists are not. This defines the greatest complaint I have with fundamentalism as a
whole. They are dissatisfied with and unable to accept the…
Fundamentalists are not. This defines the greatest complaint I have with fundamentalism as a
whole. They are dissatisfied with and unable to accept the…
CHINA’S STOCKMARKET
To build a stockmarket worth over $200bn in the space of some 12
years is a remarkable achievement. It has been a privilege during the
course of my research to meet some of the people involved. Their experience
and expertise has shaped my…
years is a remarkable achievement. It has been a privilege during the
course of my research to meet some of the people involved. Their experience
and expertise has shaped my…
Chinese Architecture and Metaphor
Writing this book has been both exciting and challenging. I plunged into
this research with immense zeal, yet I faced many challenges, from writing
in a second language to tackling the diffi culties in translating each piece
of historical and…
this research with immense zeal, yet I faced many challenges, from writing
in a second language to tackling the diffi culties in translating each piece
of historical and…
Chinese Architecture and The Beaux-Arts
This book is the story of the convergence of two major architectural systems:
Chinese traditional architecture and the French-derived methods of the École
des Beaux-Arts. Unpredictably in the early twentieth century, the two systems
coalesced in…
Chinese traditional architecture and the French-derived methods of the École
des Beaux-Arts. Unpredictably in the early twentieth century, the two systems
coalesced in…