indonesia hOme iNTeriors

Search Amazon.com merchandizes using this form   - Books

Home & Interior Design books:
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture (Dover books on architecture)

Today's info: "Best is reviewing several books first prior to purchasing at Amazon.com."

---

NOTE: All online transactions are processed at Amazon.com's secure server,
using the latest technology on internet's secure transactions.

Manufacturer: Dover Publications

List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $12.28
You Save: $ 7.67 ( 38% )
(prices subject to change)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Average Customer Ratings:

This massive compendium by a noted architectural historian contains over 2,000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern. Includes cutaway views, close-ups of intricate details, precisely rendered plans for many famed structures.



PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.321
EAN: 9780486244440
ISBN: 048624444X
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: 1983-03-01
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
• A Field Guide to American Houses
• Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms : 1600-1945
• A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals
• Building Construction Illustrated


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Useful -
I ordered this dictionary for a History of Design class. The required textbook wasn't very useful so I got this dictionary to do my terminology assignments. It's easy to use and has great descriptions and pictures.

My favorite book on Western Architecture -
No long narratives, but a picture or dictionary description of everything you can think of architecturally. Very easy to use. This is my most used book for a class in the history of western architecture. The drawings are VERY well done.

Great Textbook Follow-Up -
I love this book! My textbook can be unclear on certain architectural elements and I can almost always count on this book to give me a definition and a drawing. If you are looking for colored pictures this isn't the right book for you but if you need some great reference material this is a great book.

Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture -
This book is extremely helpful when taking any Architecture History course. Everything I have needed to know is in this book. The diagrams are more understandable than my textbook.

Dictionary Covering World Architecture -
Cyril Harris has produced two great architectural dictionaries. The first one published in 1977 is the one currently being reviewed. His second dictionary is entitled, "American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia" and it was published in 1998 by Norton.

If your interest in primarily in American Architecture stick to "American Architecture". It is a newer book and its has beautiful line illustrations of which the majority come from the Historic American Building Survey (HABS). It has over 2,500 definitions and 1,000 illustrations.

However, if your interest is in World Architecture, this is the book for you. In this volume, Harris provides concise definitions for over 5,000 architectural terms and there are over 2,000 illustrations. From ancient ruins to 20th Century Modern Architecture, this illustrated dictionary covers the full spectrum of architectural achievement. All the illustrations are black and white line illustrations and they appear to principally come from the illustrated magazines of the 19th and Early 20th Century. Highly recommended.

---

NOTE: All online transactions are processed at Amazon.com's secure server, using the latest technology on internet's secure transactions.

| Home Design | Interior Design |