A biography of the Byzantine courtesan who rose from the gutter to the throne of an Empire.

The first of a two-volume set, this book addresses questions concerning the cleaning of historic buildings: what happens to the fabric of a historic building if it is not cleaned; what is soiling, and how does it affect the...

This book describes the foundation and early history of Westminster Abbey, and in particular its endowments of land, some of which formed a corridor through Middlesex.

Both urb (city) and suburb in our society challenge architects to conceive through social engineering and geometric design a sense of wonder in space. This title offers a variety of perspectives and insights that will be of value...

An examination of the Nasser Khalili Collection of Islamic art, which catalogues specifically the 250 Arabic documents written in papyrus which are owned by the Collection. The entries are catalogued according to the type of...

Rosalie Green's interest in iconography provides a common thread in her work on the art of Europe during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Universiteat Bonn, 1987).