Author: Christopher Fitz-Simon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500289310
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Gift in memory of Helen Wilson.

Author: James Bentley
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500542019
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Shows and describes the southwestern region of France also known as the Perigord

Author: Stéphane Bern
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 2080201832
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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An insider’s tour of France’s most beloved and beautiful villages uncovers the country’s hidden treasures. The Best Loved Villages of France brings the reader on a tour of forty-four of the country’s most treasured destinations. Always picturesque, but often well-kept secrets, the book offers insight into village life and local history. Take a tour of a crumbling medieval fortress with the mayor of Lavardin or peruse the maritime objects found at sea by a mustached fisherman in Saint-Suliac. Stroll along the coast of the Wissant bay windsurfer’s paradise or promenade through the manicured grounds of Vaux-le-Vicomte. Watch the sunrise over the fairy-tale castle in Montsoreau or enjoy a fresh langoustine dinner in Piana, Corsica. This book offers an illustrated tour around all twenty-two regions of France, from Provence and the Alps, to Normandy and the Loire. Aerial and intimate photographs invite the reader to explore these splendid locales, while the descriptions, anecdotes, and interviews with local village-dwellers plunge you into the individual history and character of France’s diverse regions. The villages featured in the book were selected in a popular vote by the French public and they represent an authentic journey into the heart of France.

Author: James Bentley
Publisher: Most Beautiful . . .
ISBN: 9780500289976
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A celebration of one of the most rich and varied landscapes in Europe, here are thirty-six villages and towns from all over Tuscany chosen both for their intrinsic beauty and for the part they have played in Tuscan history.

Author: Xiaochun Zhang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781864707984
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Beautiful Villages gives a comprehensive review of rural construction practices in contemporary China through a number of projects, such as the intervention of artists and art exhibitions, industrialisation efforts, and the creation of new social landscapes. In order to explore the social and historical significance of recent architectural work in rural areas, the book presents around 40 projects, most of which are the works of some of the most influential architects in China. The perspective of Beautiful Villages on rural development provides valuable insight for both government officials and architects alike. AUTHOR: Dr. Zhang Xiaochun is an associate professor at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the director of the editorial board of Time Architecture. She is mainly engaged in urban architecture, the protection and renewal of historic buildings, and the renovation of rural architecture. She also pays close attention to interdisciplinary research, such as cultural anthropology. SELLING POINT: * A comprehensive review of rural architecture in contemporary China 400 colour images

Author: Mark Ottaway
Publisher: Most Beautiful . . .
ISBN: 9780500515747
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The loveliest villages created by the indomitable Greek spirit, all set in a landscape of overwhelming magnificence.

Author: Michael Jacobs
Publisher: Most Beautiful . . .
ISBN: 9780500289969
Category : Provence (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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True Provencal spirit comes alive here through photographs and evocative accounts of the best-loved of all French provinces.

Author: Mart Capsticks
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1805149377
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135

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Trouble is brewing in The Bartons. The beautifully presented villages of East and West Barton are fierce rivals in The Best Kept Village Competition. When wanton acts of vandalism to both villages mysteriously start to occur, suspicions begin to arise. As the hapless Sergeant Richards is reluctantly drafted in for a full police investigation, so the destruction gets ever more extreme. Mayhem ensues when both village committees, headed up respectively by the fiery Brigadier Faraday and the icy Cynthia Barrington-Smythe, decide to act. Taking it upon themselves to aid the Sergeant with his investigations, their actions lead only to more disastrous consequences. With the final ‘Christmas Spectacular’ stage of the competition looming, the saboteurs strike again, causing utter havoc to both committees’ best laid plans. With both villages’ reputations in tatters and the Sergeant’s career hanging in the balance, will the culprits ever be brought to justice?

Author: Steven House
Publisher: Images Publishing
ISBN: 9781864701067
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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This remarkable new book celebrates village architecture in four Mediterranean regions the hilltowns of central Italy, the Aegean islands of Greece, the Dalmatian coast, and the Andalulsian region of southern Spain. It showcases a collection of drawings

Author: Teresa de Noronha Vaz
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317008707
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 425

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Focusing on the strategic position of towns in rural development, this book explores how they act as hotspots for knowledge creation, diffusion for vital business life and innovation, and social networks and community bonds. By doing so, towns - even the smallest - can cope with processes of socio-economic decline and promote a geographically balanced income distribution and sustainable production structure. The contributors to this volume examine how to take advantage of the great potential offered by urban areas in the rural world to favour competitiveness and encourage economic activity. Taking a European perspective, the authors identify the main socio-economic advantages generated by urbanized population settlements that small and medium-sized rural towns can provide. Although much attention is currently focused on the efficient use of scarce natural resources and land, they argue that towns have an increasingly important economic and social role to play in rural areas.