Welcome to Potterton Books website the one stop source for reference books on Architecture, Antiques, Interior Design and the Decorative Arts. POTTERTON BOOKS : INTERIOR DESIGN BOOKS : WORLDWIDE STYLES : ASIAN STYLES : ASIAN STYLE The Thai house: its history and evolution 2002. 366pp, landscape format, 395 colour & 5 b&w illus. The construction of wooden houses raised on stilts to escape floods and pests is a phenomenon found in many countries of Southeast Asia. This book not only traces the history of these versatile buildings but also explains the stages in their construction. Beautiful photographs and authoritative text celebrate all types of Thai houses. Price:  £40.00 Spa style Asia by Lee Ginger & Christine Zita February 2003. 232pp, 400 colour illus. Paperback. This is an authoritative guide to 46 of Asia's most luxurious spas. More than a decorative tome, this user-friendly book has been designed with the reader in mind, whether you are already a spa aficionado or planning your first visit. Price:  £14.95 Asian Elements by Jane Edwards & Andrew Wood 144pp, with 200 colour photographs. A celebration of Asian style, now so influential in Western homes, including design elements from Japan, Bali, Thailand and Sri Lanka Price:  £20.00 Asian Interior design 2003. 400pp, c.400 colour photographs. Lavishly illustrated overview of interior design trends emerging throughout Asia that features the work of both prominent and less well-known architects. Price:  £12.50 The Spirit of Asia: Journeys to the sacred places of the East By Freeman & Shearer 2000. 208pp, 235 colour illus. More than anything else, long distance travel has opened up the eyes of millions of people in the West to the rich cultural heritage of the Asian countries, as well as to the energizing ability of their great belief systems to regenerate, refresh and renew. Whether the focus is on the original animist beliefs of the far-distant past or on the bvitality of the present day hinduism and Buddihism, the sacred site, natural or made man - mountain, valley, temple or shrne - is a place of central importance, where heavenly and earthly energies most perfectly intersect. Price:  £24.95 POTTERTON BOOKS : INTERIOR DESIGN BOOKS : WORLDWIDE STYLES : ASIAN STYLES : ASIAN STYLE Buy Online - the best way to buy.