Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, in which there was a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Classical Greek and Roman thought and material culture. The Renaissance style places emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of...
Heaven on Earth Indian history presents a bewildering succession of royal life and its glorious architecture. Indian empires, kingdoms, and smaller states encompassed striking variations in topography and climate, from dessert wastes of Rajasthan in the west to the tropical coastal belt of Kerala in the south, and from the fertile plains of the Ganges...
A central pleasure of furniture making is working with one of the finest of all natural materials: wood. Long-lasting, versatile, often richly coloured or beautifully patterned. It has been prized by craftsmen for many centuries. Unlike other natural materials, wood is incredibly varied, from species to species and even from board to board within the...
