This is the only publication that presents a modern interpretation of the Classical Orders. The new edition of this successful title now includes the proportions...
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A companion volume to James Hall’s “Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art”, which explores the language of symbols in Christian and Western art, this...
Tracing Architecture looks at the impact that knowledge of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and British architecture had on aesthetic attitudes and architectural design. It explores the...
How the different narratives of four historians of architectural modernism — Emil Kaufmann, Colin Rowe, Reyner Banham, and Manfredo Tafuri — advanced specific versions of...
An outstanding reference manual. It also covers engineering, facility management and building services. make sure you get the 4th edition, and not the much smaller...
From A-line to yukata, from batik to yoke, The Visual Dictionary of Fashion explores and explains the many terms used in the fashion industry. Each term is...
With more than 20,000 words and terms individually defined, the Dictionary offers huge coverage for anyone studying or working in architecture, construction or any...
This book defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with...
Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This...
More than any other European city, Baroque Naples was dominated by convents. Behind their imposing facades and highly decorated churches, the convents of Naples housed...