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The ancient practice of decorating sacred buildings differs greatly from that in previous cultures and contemporary or later ones, where sanctuaries are recognisable from exterior and interior alike as such. The architecture, form, building elements…

This is a book about using phonics to teach reading and spelling to children and adults. It is not an evangelical tract, and does not pretend that phonics are all that we need. English spelling is not an exact match for English speech, and therefore…

for much of my life,particul since 1957

It is astonishing that the impressive artistic development ot the imperial city of Viena after its liberation from the Turkish menace in 1683...

Many people have helped in the writing of this book, and the
authors are indebted and grateful to all of them. Some deserve a
special mention: Sarah Taylor at the Management Consultancies Association
for allowing us to make use of the detailed…

This manual began as a reader for a sequence of design drawing
courses offered by the Department of Architecture at the
University of Washington. Its subsequent development is
largely the result of the many discussions, suggestions,…

It would risk extreme hubris to start without acknowledging the vast body of preceding work by
others, which I’ve attempted to synthesize and organize
into this brief. Often, it is by people I have never met but
whose writings or designs. I have…

Every newspaper has its own style book, a set of rules telling
journalists whether to write e-mail or email, Gadaffi or Qaddafi ,
judgement or judgment. The Economist’s style book does this and a bit
more. It also warns writers of some common…

Th ere is something that draws people to visit abandoned buildings;
the hulking ruins of the coliseum, the jungle-shrouded pyramids of
Yaxchilan, the shaded courtyards of the Alhambra all attract millions
of visitors willing to trek far, wait…