Main entry:

Cichy, Bodo, 1924-2003.

Title & Author:

The great ages of architecture : from ancient Greece to the present day / Bodo Cichy ; translated into English by Susan McMorran.

Publication:

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons [1964]

Description:

440 pages illustrations, plates (some color) 33 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Architektur und Baustile.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-432).
[Table of Contents] -- CHAPTER I. -- Introduction -- CHAPTER II. -- Greek Architecture -- Historical Background -- The Origins of Greek Architecture -- The Orders: The Development of Greek Architecture -- The Doric Order -- The Ionic Order -- The Corinthian Order -- The Fourth Century and the Hellenistic Age -- The Hellenistic Age -- CHAPTER III. -- Roman Architecture -- Historical Background -- Roman Construction -- Architectural Character -- The Development of Roman Architecture -- Structures -- Temples -- Theatres, Amphitheatres and Circuses -- Basilicas -- The Imperial Forums -- Thermae -- Triumphal Arches and Pillars of Victory -- Houses and Palaces -- Tombs -- Aqueducts, Bridges and Fortifications -- Historical Significance of Roman Architecture -- CHAPTER IV. -- Early Christian Architecture -- Historical and Religious Background -- Christianity and Art -- Architectural Character -- The Basilica -- Origins of the Basilican Church -- The Development of the Basilican Style -- Centrally Planned Buildings -- 1. Baptisteries, Funerary Chapels and Memoria -- 2. Churches -- 3. The Domed Basilica -- 4. Domed Churches of Cruciform Plan -- CHAPTER V. -- Byzantine Architecture -- Historical Background -- Art and Architecture in the Byzantine Empire -- Architectural Character: Planning and Construction -- Ornament -- The Spread of the Byzantine Style -- CHAPTER VI. -- Architecture During the Rise of the West -- The West -- Historical and Religious Background -- Pre-Carolingian Architecture -- Carolingian Architecture -- CHAPTER VII. -- Romanesque Architecture -- Historical and Religious Background -- Architectural Character -- General -- The Meaning of Romanesque -- Planning and Construction -- Architectural Details and Decoration -- The Phases of Romanesque Architecture -- CHAPTER VIII. -- Gothic Architecture -- Historical and Religious Background -- Architectural Character -- General -- Definition and Sources of Gothic -- Architectural Ideals and Concepts -- CHAPTER IX. -- Renaissance Architecture -- General Background -- Architectural Character -- CHAPTER X. -- Baroque and Rococo Architecture -- General Background -- Architectural Character -- CHAPTER XI. -- Architecture During the Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries -- General Background -- Architectural Character -- Neoclassicism -- Eclecticism -- CHAPTER XII. -- Twentieth-Century Architecture .
Also issued online.

Summary:

A history of architecture from ancient times, and a record of the development of the civilization of the West.

Subject:

Architecture History.
Architecture Histoire.
Architecture

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

McMorran, Susan, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 116301
Call No.: WX9485; ID:85-B19336
Status: Available