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 of over 5,000 important terms. This thoroughly accurate and comprehensive gathering of architectural knowledge is complemented by over 2,000 line drawings that richly illustrate significant aspects of architectural styles. Copyright #169; Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
This massive compendium by a noted architectural historian contains over 2000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern. Includes cutaway views, close-ups of intricat
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New York
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Dover Publications
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1977, 1983
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viii, 581 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Reprint. Originally published: Historic architecture sourcebook. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1977.
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ISBN: 048624444x
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