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008			950112s1995 nyua d 001 0 eng
020			_a0-471-28451-3
050			_aNA 31 _b.C441 1995
100			_aChing, Frank D. K., _d-1943 _986384
245		2	_aA visual dictionary of architecture / _cFrancis D.K. Ching.
260			_aNew York : _bVan Nostrand Reinhold/Wiley, _cc1995.
300			_a319 p. : _bill. _c31 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aHighlights symbolic relationship between graphic and verbal communication. Uses a combination of textual definitions and hundreds of superb line drawings to illustrate a comprehensive body of essential terms in architecture, including important interrelationships between building components, grouped by themes, such as history, systems, structures, forms, construction, environmental issues and behavior, all terms have their visual complement and can be accessed in a number of different ways. Defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. Contains accurated definitions illustrated with fully detailed, hand-rendered drawings.
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aPicture dictionaries, English. _956533
942			_cREF
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