This architectural history, starting with Egypt and Mesopotamia traces the development of building styles and techniques down to the Christianisation of the Roman Empire and the rise of Byzantium. It is magnificently illustrated throughout, although this is no coffee table book - the focus is very m[...]

The fourth book in the "Architecture in Context" series, this is an unprecedented study of European Architecture in the Middle Ages, from the destruction of Rome by northern barbarians to the rediscovery of Classical values and the rebirth of humanism in 15th-century Italy. Christopher Tadgell cover[...]

This book examines the architectural tradition which developed with the religious culture of Islam. Essentially heir to the Roman development of space, it had its source in the ubiquitous courtyard house, while the development of the mosque as both place of worship and the centre of the community, i[...]

Forfatterne har i flere udgivelser vist, at hvis man vil og kigger efter, er der masser af kilder til Danmarkshistoriens kvinder.

Kvinderne i denne bog levede under vidt forskellige vilkår, men de var alle handlekraftige kvinder.[...]