Mainstone 1923 (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. First American edition. Quarto, 350 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is black with white print. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Boards in black cloth. Light wear to spine caps, edges, and corners. Illustrated: b&w photographs, drawings. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1380694. FP New Rockville Stock. …

First Edition, Later Printing. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; bookplate of Capt Richard Campbell, OBE, RN. Series; Variorum collected studies series ; CS659. Physical description; xi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; I. Intuition and the springs of structural invention II. The springs of invention revisited III. The role of tradition in the development of form in domes, shells, and space structures IV. Structural theory and design before 1742 V. Developments in structural design since the seventeenth century especially in Britain VI. Structural analysis, structural insights, and historical interpretation VII. On the structure of the Roman Pantheon VIII. The structure of the church of St. Sophia, Istanbul IX. The reconstruction of the tympana of St. Sophia at Istanbul X. Hagia Sophia: Justinian's Church of Divine Wisdom, later the Mosque of Ayasofya, in Istanbul XI. Hagia Sophia's first dome. Subjects; Structural design. History. Architecture. Building construction. Architectural design. Domes. Hagia Sophia. Pantheon. 1 Kg.…

First Edition, Later Printing. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; bookplate of Capt Richard Campbell, OBE, RN. Series; Variorum collected studies series ; CS659. Physical description; xi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents; I. Intuition and the springs of structural invention II. The springs of invention revisited III. The role of tradition in the development of form in domes, shells, and space structures IV. Structural theory and design before 1742 V. Developments in structural design since the seventeenth century especially in Britain VI. Structural analysis, structural insights, and historical interpretation VII. On the structure of the Roman Pantheon VIII. The structure of the church of St. Sophia, Istanbul IX. The reconstruction of the tympana of St. Sophia at Istanbul X. Hagia Sophia: Justinian's Church of Divine Wisdom, later the Mosque of Ayasofya, in Istanbul XI. Hagia Sophia's first dome. Subjects; Structural design. History. Architecture. Building construction. Architectural design. Domes. Hagia Sophia. Pantheon. 1 Kg.…