Isbn: 9780226005355 - Firearms and Fortification (5 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean and tight, lacking a jacket, but with no signs of prior use. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 10.6 X 7.4 X 1.1 inches; 245 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The sub-title is Military Architecture and Siege Warfare in Sixteenth-Century Siena. There is text about the architect, Baldassarte Peruzzi, and about Port'Ercole. The cover has beige cloth. 9 chapters; b/w photos and figures; sources; notes; bib; index. Dust jacket: The top edge of the spine panel is lightly wrinkled. A pinpoint and a 1/4 in. dent are near the top edge. Scans e-mailed upon request. Pepper, Simon, and others (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. Format is approximately 7 inches by 10.25 inches. xxiv, 245, [3] pages. Frontis map. Note on Sources. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Simon Mark Pepper is emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Liverpool. He is a specialist in late medieval and early modern military architecture. Pepper is professor of architecture at the University of Liverpool. He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He is a specialist in late medieval and early modern military architecture and has been on the editorial board of Fort: The International Journal of Military Architecture since 1997. Nicholas Adams received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU). He has taught at Lehigh University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Vassar. He has published widely in the history of architecture from the military architecture of the Italian Renaissance to contemporary American architecture. His books include Firearms and Fortifications. With lively narrative and detailed illustrations, Simon Pepper and Nicholas Adams trace the evolving relationship between technological innovations in firearms in sixteenth-century Italy and advances in Renaissance military architecture and city fortification. Through their use of paintings and drawings, extensive archival research and first-hand observation at the major sites of the Sienese wars, they vividly recreate the drama of the battlefield.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0226005356.…