Illustrated dictionary of historic architecture / edited by Cyril M. Harris.

Main entry:

Historic architecture sourcebook.

Title & Author:

Illustrated dictionary of historic architecture / edited by Cyril M. Harris.

Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, 1983.

Description:

viii, 581 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Dover books on architecture

Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: Historic architecture sourcebook. New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1977.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"In Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture noted Columbia University professor of architecture Cyril M. Harris offers a unique tour through the entire history of architecture: an extraordinary compendium of clear, concise definitions for over 5000 important terms. This thoroughly accurate and comprehensive gathering of architectural knowledge is complemented by an unprecedented collection of over 2000 line drawings that richly illustrate significant aspects of architectural styles."--BOOK JACKETS.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

048624444X (pbk.)
9780486244440 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture Dictionaries.
Architecture Dictionnaires anglais.
Architecture
Wörterbuch
Architektur
Geschichte
Architecture Encyclopedias.
Architecture - Encyclopaedias.

Form/genre:

dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Books.
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Harris, Cyril M., 1917-2011.
Dover books on architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 1052
Call No.: ID:85-B3233
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library study room 1053
Call No.: NA31 (ID:85-B3233)
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

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