Main entry:

Risebero, Bill, 1938-

Title & Author:

The story of Western architecture / Bill Risebero.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2001.

Description:

320 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 311) and index.
1. The beginning of the story: Europe from pre-historic times -- 2. Barbarian Christianity: AD 500-1000 -- 3. The triumph of Christian feudalism: The 11th and 12th centuries -- 4. The greatest of centuries: The 13th century -- 5. The growth of capitalism: The 14th and 15th centuries -- 6. The age of discovery: The 16th and 17th centuries -- 7. The dual revolution: The 18th century -- 8. The age of iron: 1815-1850 -- 9. Tradition and progress: 1850-1914 -- 10. The modern world: 1914 to the present day -- and beyond.

Summary:

Taking history rather than aesthetics as a starting point, Risebero leads us through the development of architecture in the Western world. This edition contains additional material which brings it up to the start of the 21st century.

ISBN:

0262681331 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780262681339 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262633221
9780262633222
0713659467
9780713659467

Subject:

Architecture History.
Architecture Histoire.
Architecture
Architektur

Form/genre:

Writings.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219931
Call No.: NA44.R594 .A35 2001
Status: Available