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English language (or Arabic-English) books on a variety of arts and sciences. Some are great for gift-giving or coffee-table.
| 100 Top Houses from Down Under (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 6396 Topic: Architecture, Design, Calligraphy Abstract: Top quality print, binding, and paper. With beautiful full page photos with explanations. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| 50 Great Kitchens By Architects | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9425 Edited By: Aisha Hasanovic Topic: Architecture - Design Abstract: This book features the expertise of leading architects in creating comfortable, visually pleasing, and functional kitchens. Exquisite color photographs show the kitchens within the context of their surrounding rooms, as well as the finer details. | |
$45.00 | See Details or Order > |
| 50 of the World's Best Apartments | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9442 Coordinating Editor: Robyn Beaver Topic: Architecture Abstract: This book presents, through text, superb photographs and detailed floor plans, 50 of the best apartments from around the world. These views have inspired the featured architects and designers to create sumptuous interiors that reflect their sophisticated locations. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| 50+ Vacation Homes | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9441 Edited By: Andrea Boekel Topic: Architecture Abstract: This exquisite book celebrates the holiday home, traditionally a place of rest, relaxation and escape from the pressures of the real world. A journey from continent to continent introduces the reader to homes of rare wonder and beauty. An awe-inspiring, full color publication. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| American Spaces, An Overview Of What's New (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9248 Edited By: Janelle McCulloch Topic: Architecture Abstract: American Spaces brings together the best in new architecture and design. Showcasing innovative, dynamic, and often cutting-edge spaces, all illustrated in stunning full-color photography... Edited By: Janelle McCulloch | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Another 100 of the World's Best Houses (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 6364 Topic: Architecture Abstract: Another top quality architecture book, with full page pictures in vivid color with explanations | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 (En) | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 11354 By: Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom Topic: Islamic Arts and Architecture - Historical Abstract: "A bold, competent and fresh attempt to rewrite the history of later Islamic art…with plenty of splendid color illustrations." - The New York Times. By Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom. In English with color and black and white photos and illustrations. | |
$40.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Art and Architecture of Islamic Cairo (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 6960 By: Richard Yeomans Topic: Arts, Architecture Abstract: By concentrating on Cairo’s Islamic art and architecture, Yeomans has created a study of Islamic style which is unprecedented in its historical scope. Fully illustrated with over 200 vivid photographs, plans and elevations and a comprehensive glossary of architectural terms, this book will be essential reading for architects, designers and historians; indeed, for anyone with an appreciation of one of the world’s finest and richest architectural legacies, tragically under threat. | |
$55.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Beach Houses Down Under | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9438 By: Stephen Crafti Topic: Architecture Abstract: A stunning collection of residential beach architecture awaits between the covers of 'Beach House Down Under' - the requisite stunning ocean views, dunescapes, seaside flora and salty air are almost palatable. A must have for the beach lover's collection! | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Black Britain, A Photographic History (En) | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 7613 By: Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall Topic: Photographical History Abstract: Striking and historical B/W photographs exploring the social and cultural dimensions of British blackness and black Britishness. By: Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall | |
$35.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Blackpop (En) | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 5779 By: Shaheen Merali Topic: Arts Abstract: Shaheen Merali's oeuvre extends from large-scale installations to remapping colonial history through collages and batiks. | |
$15.50 | See Details or Order > |
| Chant Avedissian - Cairo Stencils (En) | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 10688 By: Chant Avedissian, Edited by Rose Issa Topic: Art - stenciled images Abstract: With highly-coloured, irresistible stenciled images of the artist Chant Avedissian stencils, and a careful retrospective of the images, with descriptions. Excellent quality. | |
$19.95 | See Details or Order > |
| Chant Avedissian - Patterns, Costumes & Stencils (En) | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 10687 By: Chant Avedissian, Edited by Rose Issa Topic: Art - stenciled images Abstract: This unique collection of Chant Avedissian's artwork leads us on a journey that crosses boundaries of all kinds: geographical, cultural and temporal. With highly-coloured images. | |
$19.95 | See Details or Order > |
| Coptic Icons 1/2 | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 11798 Group Topic: Art-Religion Abstract: This two volume set includes some of the most interesting and wonderful art from one of the oldest Christian societies in existance, including descriptions for each piece of art. | |
$28.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Educational Spaces, A Pictorial Review (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9250 Topic: Architecture Abstract: Volume 3 in the popular series by Images, Educational Spaces brings together some of the most beautiful and unique architecture on schools from around the world, great texture and pictures, excellent quality and binding. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Harrison Design Associates: A Decade of Work | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9428 By: Elizabeth Meredith Dowling Topic: Art - Architecture - Photography Abstract: From 'The Master Architect Series' comes this volume of a decade of work by Harrison Design Associates. Each page contains color photographs, renderings, models, drawings or sketches, together with concise chronologies of buildings and projects, a comprehensive bibliography, and biographical information about the architects. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| I Put a Spell on You (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 4580 By: Wendy Buonaventura Topic: Arts, Photography Abstract: This is a book for anyone intrigued by the sublime, sexy and downright surreal ways we find to strut our stuff. By: Wendy Buonaventura | |
$22.95 | See Details or Order > |
| Icons of Divine Beauty (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 4769 By: Richard Temple Topic: Christian Art Abstract: This beautiful book provides us with a rare opportunity to gaze with delight on good reproductions of icons so that we may engage with their great beauty and powerful mystery. By: Richard Temple | |
$44.95 | See Details or Order > |
| Interior Spaces of Asia and the Pacific Rim, Volume 2 | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9440 By: Images Publishing Topic: Architecture Abstract: Interior Spaces: A Pictorial Review of Asia and the Pacific Rim, Volume 2 offers an endless array of possibilities in this full-color publication. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Islamic Art and Architecture (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 7108 By: Issam El-Said Topic: Architecture Abstract: Islamic Art and Architecture - The System of Geometric Design. Clear step-by-step geometrical illustrations with mathematical explanations, historical explanations, and a multitude of designs…a beautiful book for anyone interested in Islamic art. Illustrations in 3 colors By: Issam El-Said | |
$40.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Living Together: Multi-Family Housing Today | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9426 By: Michael J. Crosby Topic: Architecture - Design Abstract: Consider this volume a pattern book of contemporary multi-housing solutions to a wide variety of design and construction challenges, to inspire more projects to meet the needs of living together in harmony with style. By: Michael J. Crosby | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Masters of Light: Designing the Luminous House | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9432 Edited By: Peter Hyatt Topic: Architecture - Design Abstract: Fifteen leading architects are hailed as 'Masters of Light' in this new take on residential architecture. Writer and architectural photographer Peter Hyatt shows how light, in the hands of these masters, is used to shape, create, transform, heal and regenerate. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| New Classicists: Appleton & Associates Architects | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9430 Foreword By: Witold Rybcznski & Intro and Text By: Marc Appleton Topic: Architecture Abstract: This latest volume features the work of renowned architect, Marc Appleton, and his Santa Barbara - Los Angeles firm, Appleton & Associates. Included are exquisite and charming signature designs that make instant headlines. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect, Selected Houses Volume 1 | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9429 By: Oscar Riera Ojeda Topic: Architecture Abstract: The first volume in this series focuses on the work of American classical architect, Ken Tate. This book showcases six stylistically different residential projects ranging from a 16th-century Italian villa on a Louisiana bayou to a Federal mountaintop home in Kentucky. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| New Classicists: Ken Tate Architect, Selected Houses Volume 2 | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9444 By: Ken Tate, Architect Topic: Architecture Abstract: In volume 2 of Ken Tate, Selected Houses, are five extraordinary residences. From a quintessentially French synthesis of vernacular and neoclassical elements to a Creole residence set within a heavily wooded in-town clave. A must-have for every classical architecture lover. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| New Classicists: Wadia Associates, Residential Architecture of Distinction | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9431 Foreword By: H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Topic: Architecture Abstract: Featuring the exquisite work of renowned architect, Dinyar Wadia, revealing a breathtaking collection of some of the finest homes designed by Wadia, along with a Pattern Book showcasing his commitment to Classicism and traditional American design. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| New Classicists: William T. Baker | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9443 By: William T. Baker Topic: Architecture Abstract: Throughout the pages of this richly illustrated book, we meet the modern American families who have entrusted him with their dreams and visions and have been rewarded with classically inspired homes of grace and beauty. A publication of fine quality, beautiful color photos, and intricate floorplans. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| New York: States of Mind (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 7462 By: Shaheen Merali, Editor Topic: Arts Abstract: 'Art in the City' addresses the current state of art and film as explored by artists living and/or working in New York. A vivid collection of artists' interviews..full page vivid photos with artist's bios - also nice gift book By: Shaheen Merali, Editor | |
$29.95 | See Details or Order > |
| Oman - My Beautiful Country | |
Hardcover ~ English-Arabic ~ Product Code: 5986 Photographed, edited and designed by Mohammad Al Zubair Topic: Arts-Photography Book Abstract: First Publication - Beautiful color photographs, excellent quality binding…of the enchanting country of Oman. Photographed, edited and designed by Mohammad Al Zubair | |
$97.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Palestinian Art From 1850 to the Present | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 11617 By: Kamal Boullata Topic: English/Art/Culture Abstract: Kamal Boullata offers the first insider's study of Palestinian art. The only authoritative account in English yet published, this scholarly analysis presents insights into the development of Palestinian art before and after the cataclysmic events of 1948 during which Palestinian society was uprooted and dispersed. | |
Price: $35.95 Sale Price: $30.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Residential Style (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9249 Edited By: Andrea Boekel Topic: Architecture Abstract: Residential Style explore the trends talented designers are adopting in shaping residential interiors around the world. It follows on from the success of IMAGES' informative Residential Spaces series of books... Edited By: Andrea Boekel | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Retail Therapy: Store Design Today | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9439 Edited By: Andrea Boekel Topic: Architecture Abstract: The projects within these pages demonstrate contemporary trends in retail design, not just in merchandising, but storefronts, shop fittings, materials, layouts and the general look and feel of the space. All these factors are designed to offer an 'experience' to the dedicated shopper. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Sacred Trusts: Pavilion Of The Sacred Relics (Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul) (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 5586 By: Hilmi Aydin Topic: Arts, Photography Abstract: The Sacred Trusts is a first time comprehensive album presenting the marvelous collection of the Sacred Relics at Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. Beautifully bound high-quality book in a deluxe embossed box, with vivid color photographs and concise explanations. Perfect gift item. By: Hilmi Aydin | |
Price: $249.95 Sale Price: $160.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Social Spaces: A Pictorial Review, Volume 2 | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9427 By: Various Architects Topic: Architecture - Design Abstract: New addition to Images' 'International Spaces Series' is Social Spaces, Volume 2: A Pictorial Review. Contains full colorful photographs and brief architects biographies at the back of the book. Excellent quality. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Spaces 4 Water | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 6430 By: Images Publishing Topic: Arts, Photography Abstract: The Water Spaces of the World series has developed a reputation as the world's penultimate guide to incorporating water into architecture. Full Page Color Photographs | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Tall Buildings of Europe, the Middle East and Africa | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9433 Edited By: Georges Binder & Foreword By: Norman Foster Topic: Architecture Abstract: This book, compiled by tall buildings specialist, Georges Binder, is a guide to the most significant tall buildings from more than 40 cities in 23 countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| The Architecture of Adrian Smith, Toward a Sustainable Future (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9237 By: Compilation Topic: Art Abstract: An enourmous collection of the architecture of Adrian Smith with color photos and detailed descriptions of his world wide projects. Beautifully bound with and with extraordinary quality. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| The Art of Rawas (En,Hardcover) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 8110 By: Mohamed El Rawas, Ed: Heather Reyes Topic: Arts Abstract: In full page vivid color photos of Mohammad Rawas' work, with commentary. From Beirut, Rawas has exhibited throughout the Middle East and Europe and is recognized as one of Lebanon's foremost artists. He teaches at the American University in Beirut. | |
$65.00 | See Details or Order > |
| The Calligrapher's Garden | |
Softcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 11634 By: Hassan Massoudy Topic: Art/Calligraphy Abstract: Hassan Masoudy's elegant calligraphy depicts the four seasons of the garde. From the icy palletes of winter, to delicate spring growth, from the dazzling sunshine and blooms of summer through the fading hues of autumn, he captures in calligraphy what countless poets have wrought with words. Massoudy draws his seasonal inspirations from writers, artists, and luminaries such as Khalil Gibran, Henri Matisse and Lao Tzu, as well as from Hungarian, Spanish, turkish, and Japanese proverbs. | |
$24.95 | See Details or Order > |
| The Ultimate Urban Makeover: Unique Architectural Renovations | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 9454 By: Stephen Crafti Topic: Architecture - Design Abstract: This book looks at some of the innovative methods employed by architects to transform these heritage beauties into practical family homes. Each extraordinary design is described and then presented with full color photographs. By: Stephen Crafti | |
$59.00 | See Details or Order > |
| Traces, Faces And Places | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 11635 By: Maliheh Afnan w/ foreword by John Berger Topic: Art Abstract: This publication spans the 50-year career of Maliheh Afnan-one of the most important contemporary artists from the Middle East. Afnan was born in Palestine to Persian parents and has lived and worked in Lebanon, Kuwait, Washington DC, Paris and London. Her themes of displacement and exile are rendered in a spare, discreet style that has earned Afnan an international following. | |
$39.95 | See Details or Order > |
| Zillij: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics (En) | |
Hardcover ~ English ~ Product Code: 6724 By: John Hedgecor, Salma Samar Damluji Topic: Arts Abstract: 'Zillij: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics' represents an outstanding photographic record of Moroccan ceramics and cut tiles, with written contributions from leading art historians and architects specialising in these fields. By: John Hedgecor, Salma Samar Damluji | |
$114.40 | See Details or Order > |
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