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Architectural Theory by Taschen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
If you've ever wondered what goes through architects' minds when they design buildings, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavor, but it won't give you t ...Show more
Auguste Racinet - The Complete Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu
$40.00 AUD
Category: Fashion | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Togas, turbans, tailcoats, and top hats: The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and ...Show more
Bauhaus: Updated Edition by Magdalene Droste
$40.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
This handy, updated edition explores the Bauhaus School of Art and Design through 575 illustrations across 552 pages, as well as biographies of its key personalities. Realised in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, the reference work is now available in Bibliotheca Universalis format, the p ...Show more
Burton Holmes - Travelogues: The Greatest Traveller of His Time 1892-1952 by Burton Holmes
$40.00 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Wanderlust Burton Holmes, the man who brought the world home It was the Belle poque, a time before air travel or radio, at the brink of a revolution in photography and filmmaking, when Burton Holmes (1870-1958) began a lifelong journey to bring the world home. From the grand boulevards of Paris to China ...Show more
Cabins by Philip Jodidio
$40.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Yearning for rustic simplicity Open the door to Cabins, agorgeous showcase of minimal, low impact, peaceful abodesaround the world. From contemplative bliss in an Englishcoastal studio to eco home huts in the Western Ghats ofIndia, each of these minimal homes exude innovative, ecofriendly,mindful living ...Show more
Case Study Houses by Elizabeth A T Smith
$40.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The modern home A retrospective of the Case Study Houses program The Case Study Houses program (1945 1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 pro ...Show more
David Bowie: The Man Who Fell to Earth by Paul Duncan (Editor)
$45.00 AUD
Category: Music | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Loving the AlienBehind the scenes of Nic Roeg's 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David BowieFirst advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory ...Show more