No comments about Intervention Architecture: Building for Change.

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4 comments about Theatres and Opera Houses (Masterpieces of Architecture).

1. Far too many artist renderings, and though this was about vintage THEATRES AND OPERA HOUSES a particular theater I was looking for in San Francisco - the Orpheum - was completely missing. (Perhaps the building is too exterior-plain to warrant inclusion.) What's really needed is a comprehensive book, mainly of photos, of these fancy older theaters that are still standing and in use, both interior and exterior shots. Otherwise, it was nice to recognize other theaters I've been to, including the Bolshoi and the Maryinski, though another distressing element is how few interior photos are available, and I think the focus is literally on architecture, so they're serious about the title. Mainly there are exterior shots of standing buildings, with less attention paid to interior construction or decor. Accompanying text is included, of course, though i found some theaters with photos had no text to accompany the inclusion.



2. This volume gives a good overview of the development of physical theater in the western culture. Some color photographs are included of seldom seen theater buildings such as Wagner's Beyreuth Festspielhaus. What is particularly annoying with the book, though, is the frequency of careless mistakes and misinformation. The famous Gutherie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is inexplicably said to be located in Minneapolis, Wisconsin. An obvious late Roman modification of the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens is attributed to the Classical era in Athens.If the reader can get through these and other mistakes, this book will at least provide some extraordinary photographs.



3. It's a good book about operas throughout the world. In my opinion it lacked more photograph's regarding each individual reference to an opera.



4. This slim volume offers a nice overview of theaters from The Globe through New York's Lincoln Center. Good photographs, and interesting anecdotes and historical information. Not too deep or involving, but it offers some nice light reading for the theater and opera lover.

   I bought this for a friend who likes opera and architecture. Would have liked even more information on modern, American theaters, but I'm pleased with the book.

1 comments about Blue Guide Churches and Chapels Southern England (Blue Guide Churches and Chapels: Southern England).

1. Much like other Blue Guides, this book provides extremely detailed descriptions of, in this case, churches of Southern England. Every carving, window and work of art is discussed in great detail.
   Unfortunately, like most other blue guides, pictures are almost nonexistant. So it's a great book for people visiting churches who want to know the background of what they are viewing, but less satisfying for the armchair traveller.

1 comments about Resplendent Synagogue: Architecture and Worship in an Eighteenth-Century Polish Community (Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry Series).

1. I found this beautiful book while looking for more information on the lost world of my ancestors. I got my answer, one of them is mentioned twice in this book, as the young Rabbi of the newly built synagogue in Gwozdziec, around 1731. The text is very accessible, detailed and extremely informative, the illustrations and drawings are amazing; one can only imagine the years of meticulous research that went into recreating the lost art of wooden houses of worship and the accurate description of daily life and interaction between the various ethnicities of the region. Recommended to everyone interested in the art and history of Europe (Poland, Ukraine and vicinity), religious buildings and Judaism. Congratulations to Professor Hubka, the result is a resplendent art book.

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No comments about The Eighteenth-Century Houses of Williamsburg (Williamsburg Architectural Studies).

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