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.
Masterpieces of Medieval Open Timber Roofs by Raphael Brandon, J. Arthur Brandon More than 50 illustrations of 34 major and minor English cathedrals and churches are included, as is background information on the religious and secular concerns addressed by artisans.
Henry Hobson Richardson and His Works by Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer First important study of leading 19th-century architect, the pioneer of Romanesque Revival. Plans, photographs, drawings, and detailed discussions of all of Richardson's major buildings, including Trinity Church in Boston, Harvard Law School, and many others.
Spectacle in the White City by Stanley Appelbaum, Peter B. Hales A splendid tribute to The World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, this volume offers a grand photographic record, printed in duotone in a sweeping landscape format. Includes essays and captions by a noted historian. 128 photographs.
