| Description |
352 pages : color illustrations ; 24cm |
| Contents |
Architectural styles -- Ancient Egypt -- Babylon, Assyria, Persia -- Early and classical India -- Early and dynastic China -- Classical Japan -- Pre-Columbian -- Pre-classical -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient Rome -- Early Christian and Byzantine -- Islamic -- Romanesque -- Gothic -- Renaissance -- Baroque and Rococo -- Palladianism -- Neo-classical -- Picturesque -- Elements of architecture -- Domes -- Columns -- Towers -- Arches and arcades -- Doorways -- Windows -- Pediments and gables -- Roofs -- Vaulting -- Stairways |
| Summary |
Looks at the development of architecture around the world from the ancient civilizations of Egypt and the Near East through to the Industrial Revolution. It presents a diverse series of building styles and architectural detailing with drawings and engraved plates |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architecture -- History.
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Architecture -- Detail -- History
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| Author |
Cole, Emily.
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| ISBN |
0713667443 paperback |
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