{"product_id":"127662984_product","title":"Matthew Rice - Rice\u0026#39;s Language of Buildings - Hardback","description":"New Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Hardback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Matthew Rice\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is Rice's Language of Buildings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eNew Store Stock\u003cbr\u003eContent Language - English                       \r\u003cbr\u003eCategory - ARCHITECTURE \/ Buildings \/ General\u003cbr\u003eARCHITECTURE \/ Reference\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eA new, larger format edition of Rice's Architectural Primer.   This beautifully illustrated book covers the grammar and vocabulary of British buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from Norman castles to Norman Foster. Its aim is to enable the reader to recognise, understand and date any British building.\r\n\r\n As Matthew Rice says, 'Once you  can speak any language, conversation can begin, but without it  communications can only be brief and brutish. The same is the case with Architecture: an inability to describe the component parts of a building leaves one tongue-tied and unable to begin to discuss what is or is not  exciting, dull or peculiar about it.' With this book in your hand, buildings will break down beguilingly into their component parts,  ready for inspection and discussion. There will be no more references to 'that curly bit on top of the thing with the square protrusions'.\r\n\r\n Fluent in the world of volutes, hood moulds, lobed architraves and bucrania, you will be able to leave a cathedral or country house with as much to talk about as a film or play.   Complete with over 400 exquisite watercolour illustrations and hand-drawn annotations, this is a joyous celebration of British buildings and will allow you to observe and describe the world around you afresh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 245z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 153622404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":43880543256820,"sku":"153622404","price":18.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1234\/6868\/files\/75464d66b2f09fb34647d5249e91e1bf.jpg?v=1776987774","url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/127662984_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}