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Sir Banister Fletcher's A history of architecture

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Boston Butterworths, 1987.Edition: 19th edited by John Musgrove ; consultant editors, John Tarn, Peter Willis, assistant editor Jane FarronDescription: xxxii, 1621 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9788123906416
Uniform titles:
  • History of architecture
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.9 BAN
Summary: 'The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning and charm.' These words, from the tenth edition of Banister Fletcher's "A History of Architecture" in 1938, aptly summarise what Banister Fletcher has become for generations of students and architects---an easy-to-use reference book with all the world's major architecture described, explained and, in many cases, fully illustrated. In this twentieth and centenary edition, chapters have been recast and expanded and a third of the text is new. This unique book places buildings in their social, cultural and historical settings to describe the main patterns of architectural development, from Prehistoric to the International Style
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Books Books Symbiosis Institute of Design On Display 720.9 SID-B-11064 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SID-B-11064
Books Books Symbiosis International ( Deemed University ) Campus Library, Nagpur 720.9 FIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SIUNG-B-9754

Includes bibliographies and index.

'The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning and charm.' These words, from the tenth edition of Banister Fletcher's "A History of Architecture" in 1938, aptly summarise what Banister Fletcher has become for generations of students and architects---an easy-to-use reference book with all the world's major architecture described, explained and, in many cases, fully illustrated. In this twentieth and centenary edition, chapters have been recast and expanded and a third of the text is new. This unique book places buildings in their social, cultural and historical settings to describe the main patterns of architectural development, from Prehistoric to the International Style

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