One thousand years of world architecture

One thousand years of world architecture : an illustrated guide
Prina, Francesca
Demartini, Elena
2005
Milano : Electa.   429 p.
Resumen :  With its 600 illustrations, this volume presents a guide to the main characteristics, movements, and regional variants of 1000 years of Western architecture. The chronological-geographical arrangement follows architectural history from the early Romanesque to the most recent trends in contemporary architecture. 148 double-page entries are dedicated to great architects, styles, movements, and themes. Each presents a clear and lucid introduction accompanied by illustrations of the most important work, further discussed in descriptive captions. There are also 36 double-page analyses of masterpieces, in-depth studies of individual buildings of particular importance to the history of architecture, with photographs of exteriors, interiors, details, plans, and diagrams. The references include biographies of 180 architects.
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