| Description |
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm |
| Contents |
Building types -- A grammar of style -- Materials -- Columns & capitals -- Arches -- Roofs & gables -- Vaults -- Domes -- Towers -- Doors & porches -- Windows -- Stairways -- Chimneys & fireplaces -- Ornament. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
Explains how to decode a structure's style, history, and evolution by recognizing key designs clues, and provides overviews on how geography, history, and religion influenced architecture. |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
9780847831128 paperback $17.95 |
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0847831124 |
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