A history of Western architecture / David Watkin.
A history of Western architecture / David Watkin.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Laurence King Pub., 2015.
Date
2015.
Call Numbers
G 2015/2399
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
736 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Mesopotamia and Egypt -- The classical foundation : Greek, Hellenistic, Roman -- Early Christian and Byzantine -- Carolingian and Romanesque -- The Gothic experiment -- Renaissance harmony -- Baroque expansion -- Eighteenth-century classicism -- The nineteenth-century -- Art nouveau -- The twentieth...
Publication information
Publisher
London : Laurence King Pub., 2015.
Edition
Sixth edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2015.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Architecture
- Architecture and society
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century. The author emphasizes that "traditional architecture has re-established itself as a solution to the many problems presented by new needs and new materials ... the classical language of architecture is alway...
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Full title
A history of Western architecture / David Watkin.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Previous edition: 2011. First edition published in 1986.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 720-724) and index.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2015/2399
Record Identifier
74VK7aa86dGA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7aa86dGA
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ISBN
9781780675978
1780675976
DDC
720/.9182/1
MMS ID
991022825129702626
