Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling85 reviews Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 You can't make this stuff up! + Great background material + As good as it gets. + Do yourself a favor. Read this book.             In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made173 reviews Norman F. Cantor Harper Perennial, 2002 Interesting, but uneven This is an interesting book about one of the direst slice of history. In just three years (1347 - 1350), the Plague will have wiped out over a third of Western Europe. Some countries incurred lesser but significant recurrence of the plague centuries later, including England in 1665. England will ...             Towards a New Architecture13 reviews Le Corbusier Dover Publications, 1985 How buildings became boxes + Great book!! + A must have for Architecture students + Eye opening and excellent             How the Great Pyramid Was Built4 reviews Craig B. Smith, Zahi Hawass, ... Collins, 2006 Excellent analysis + Well Written + How The Great Pyramin Was Built The reader will have one question in mind after finishing "How the Great Pyramid Was Built": is this a book about Ancient Egypt, utilizing the tools of project management? Or a book about project management, using the Great Pyramid as an extended example? However, the answer is probably moot. ...             The Four Books of Architecture (Dover Pictorial Archives)2 reviews Andrea Palladio Dover Publications, 1965 must have for your library + A classic The four books of andrea palladio is a must have for the interior design library. The father of architecture's designs are the cornerstone of good classical design. Even though he is so widely copied he has never been equaled. This is a very good value for his works.             Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture103 reviews Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 A dome for eternity + So sorry I didn't climb the dome on my recent trip to florence.... + A short well written story about building a Renaissance church + A must-read before visiting Florence + Useful History: Short and Fun to Read             The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism36 reviews Ross King Walker & Company, 2006 one of the best books on 19th century French painting I have read + Popular History At Its Best + Meissonier who? + noithing changes in the art world             The Ten Books on Architecture9 reviews Vitruvius Dover Publications, 1960 Through the eyes of a Roman + A Classic + interesting perspective + hard to follow + This is a good book, but Granger's translation is better.             The Seven Lamps of Architecture6 reviews John Ruskin Dover Publications, 1989 Be forewarned: Unashamed moralizing and aesthetic certainty + Architecture's Most Influential Written Work + Wonderful architectural moralism If you are looking for a "practical guide to the structures and tools" of architecture, this is NOT your book nor your guide. For John Ruskin is an art critic, classicist, and moralizing aesthetic prophet. He is not an "art for art's sake" temporizer or relativist. He not only knows what HE ...             How the Great Pyramid Was Built4 reviews Craig B. Smith, Zahi Hawass, ... Collins, 2006 Excellent analysis + Well Written + How The Great Pyramin Was Built The reader will have one question in mind after finishing "How the Great Pyramid Was Built": is this a book about Ancient Egypt, utilizing the tools of project management? Or a book about project management, using the Great Pyramid as an extended example? However, the answer is probably moot. ...             Towards a New Architecture13 reviews Le Corbusier Dover Publications, 1985 How buildings became boxes + Great book!! + A must have for Architecture students + Eye opening and excellent             The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism36 reviews Ross King Walker & Company, 2006 one of the best books on 19th century French painting I have read + Popular History At Its Best + Meissonier who? + noithing changes in the art world             The Seven Lamps of Architecture6 reviews John Ruskin Dover Publications, 1989 Be forewarned: Unashamed moralizing and aesthetic certainty + Architecture's Most Influential Written Work + Wonderful architectural moralism If you are looking for a "practical guide to the structures and tools" of architecture, this is NOT your book nor your guide. For John Ruskin is an art critic, classicist, and moralizing aesthetic prophet. He is not an "art for art's sake" temporizer or relativist. He not only knows what HE ...             The Ten Books on Architecture9 reviews Vitruvius Dover Publications, 1960 Through the eyes of a Roman + A Classic + interesting perspective + hard to follow + This is a good book, but Granger's translation is better.             In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made173 reviews Norman F. Cantor Harper Perennial, 2002 Interesting, but uneven This is an interesting book about one of the direst slice of history. In just three years (1347 - 1350), the Plague will have wiped out over a third of Western Europe. Some countries incurred lesser but significant recurrence of the plague centuries later, including England in 1665. England will ...             The Four Books of Architecture (Dover Pictorial Archives)2 reviews Andrea Palladio Dover Publications, 1965 must have for your library + A classic The four books of andrea palladio is a must have for the interior design library. The father of architecture's designs are the cornerstone of good classical design. Even though he is so widely copied he has never been equaled. This is a very good value for his works.             Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture103 reviews Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 A dome for eternity + So sorry I didn't climb the dome on my recent trip to florence.... + A short well written story about building a Renaissance church + A must-read before visiting Florence + Useful History: Short and Fun to Read             Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling85 reviews Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 You can't make this stuff up! + Great background material + As good as it gets. + Do yourself a favor. Read this book.