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The story of Western architecture / Bill Risebero.
Main entry:

Risebero, Bill, 1938-

Title & Author:

The story of Western architecture / Bill Risebero.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication:

London : Herbert Press ; [Cambridge, Mass.] : [MIT Press], 2001.

Description:

320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 311) and index.
1. beginning of the story: Europe from pre-historic times -- 2. Barbarian Christianity: AD 500-1000 -- 3. triumph of Christian feudalism: The 11th and 12th centuries -- 4. greatest of centuries: The 13th century -- 5. growth of capitalism: The 14th and 15th centuries -- 6. age of discovery: The 16th and 17th centuries -- 7. dual revolution: The 18th century -- 8. age of iron: 1815-1850 -- 9. Tradition and progress: 1850-1914 -- 10. modern world: 1914 to the present day -- and beyond.
Summary:

Taking history rather than aesthetics as a starting point, Risebero leads us through the development of architecture in the Western world. This edition contains additional material which brings it up to the start of the 21st century.

ISBN:

0713659467
0262681331
9780713659467
9780262681339
0262681331

Subject:

Risebero, Bill, 1938-
Architecture History.
Architecture Histoire.
Architecture.
Architektur

Form/genre:

Writings.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219931
Call No.: NA44.R594 .A35 2001
Status: Available

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