Great architecture of the world /

Norwich, John Julius, ed.

Great architecture of the world / John Julius Norwick, ed. - New York : Da Capo Press, c1991. - 288 p. : ill. 29 cm.

Reprint. Originally published : London : Mitchell Beazley, 1975. Contents: Foreword 7 - Introduction 9 - The Exotic worlds - The Ancient world - The Middle ages - The Renaissance - The Modern age

Contains architectural designs from the earliest period of time up to twentieth century. A unique and sumptuously produced overview of architecture through the ages, with extraordinary one̮of̮a̮kind cutaway drawings. A brilliantly accessible chronicle of the greatest monuments created by mankind, told by fourteen of the most distinguished architectural historians and beautifully illustrated with more than 800 original diagrams, annotated drawings, and photographs̮both a browser's delight and a superb reference tool.

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