A history of Western architecture / David Watkin.

Main entry:

Watkin, David, 1941-2018.

Title & Author:

A history of Western architecture / David Watkin.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication:

New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000.

Description:

704 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 688-692) and index.
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 century.

Summary:

"The third edition of this standard reference work has been substantially revised and expanded to take account of the latest developments in architectural history, as well as being completely redesigned." "Throughout the book the author's approach is to see architectural history as a living continuity rather than as a museum of neatly labelled styles. In particular, he emphasizes the validity and vitality of the Classical language of architecture, which links, for example, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century Athens with that of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York. This authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated survey provides a fresh perspective which will be invaluable to students and anyone interested in the history of architecture."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0823022730 (hardcover)
9780823022731 (hardcover)
0823022749 (pbk.)
9780823022748 (pbk.)
1856692272
9781856692274
185669223X
9781856692236

Subject:

Architecture History.
Architecture Histoire.
Architecture.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 215854
Call No.: NA200 .W4 2000
Status: Available

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