The history of architecture : [Book] iconic buildings throughout the ages / by Gaynor Aaltonen.

By:

Aaltonen, Gaynor

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Arcturus, 2008.Description: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmISBN:

9781848370340 (hardback)

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DDC classification:

720.9 22

Other classification:

720.9

Summary: This book takes a bird's-eye view of architecture in time, and explores the different ways architects have responded to civilizations, giving them the buildings and cities they deserved. With over 220 color photographs, it is a sumptuous guide for the thousands, or rather hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy visiting castles and cathedrals, palaces and piazzas, and would like to know and understand more about what they are seeing. Concisely and clearly written for a general audience, the book takes us through the world of the ancients, through the Renaissance, and into the Modern Age via the intricate fascination with the Baroque.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	720.9 AAL-H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	56985
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	745.40922 KOE-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	55472
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	621.310218 SAT-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	57099

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This book takes a bird's-eye view of architecture in time, and explores the different ways architects have responded to civilizations, giving them the buildings and cities they deserved. With over 220 color photographs, it is a sumptuous guide for the thousands, or rather hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy visiting castles and cathedrals, palaces and piazzas, and would like to know and understand more about what they are seeing. Concisely and clearly written for a general audience, the book takes us through the world of the ancients, through the Renaissance, and into the Modern Age via the intricate fascination with the Baroque.