Collection: Reference

This text explores the spread of Buddhism and shrine-building throughout Asia. It features architectural plans, elevations and diagrams covering a range of places from the Potala to Thuparama Dagaba.

Charts innovations in engineering and building construction from Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling.

This book explores the Sydney Opera House's gestation, development and completion. It looks at the individuals whose careers were made or broken, the workers who built it, the politicians, architects and members of the public who championed it.

Beginning with Aboriginal dwellings, the evolution of urban and rural housing is traced, from 1788 to 1980s.

Bulgari tells the story of the world's most famous family of jewelers, goldsmiths and silversmiths, and the pieces that made their name. This book will delight anyone in the fields of fashion and jewelry design, as well as collectors of Bulgari jewels.

"Examines all the records created by parish officials for the civil and religious administration of the English parish, except the baptism, marriage and burials records described so well in the companion volume - 'Discover English parish registers'.

Context of Burkes Victorian Exploring Expedition, the course of the expedition and its subsequent place in Australian history and culture; numerous brief references to Aborigines - as guides, the Yantruwanta (Yandruwantha) generosity to Bourke, Wills and King and hostility to expeditions.