Architecture: A Visual History - Hardcover

Neal, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157145232X ISBN 13: 9781571452320

Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr, 1999

Synopsis

This oversized volume presents a true visual history of architecture through more than 400 color photographs.... [It is] well written...[with a] large number of high-quality, full-page reproductions of striking images of most of the familiar icons of architectural history.... Highly recommended as an excellent and reasonably priced book on architecture for all public libraries. Library Journal.

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From Library Journal

From the cave dwellings in Goreme, Turkey, to the Millennium Dome in London, England, this oversized volume presents a true visual history of architecture through more than 400 color photographs. The author is manager of picture research at the Arcaid Picture Library, which represents many of the world's architectural photographers, including cofounder Richard Bryant. The concise, 29-page essay on the history of architecture, well written but lacking citations or a bibliography, will quickly be overlooked in favor of the large number of high-quality, full-page reproductions of striking images of most of the familiar icons of architectural history. Each image is labeled with the name of the structure, the architect, the date of its completion, a one-sentence description, the name of the photographer, and the catalog number from the Arcaid Picture Library. The well-conceived placement of the images does as much as the essay to explain the history of architecture. Highly recommended as an excellent and reasonably priced book on architecture for all public libraries and as a visual collection supporting academic programs at all levels. Jay Schafer, Univ. of Massachusetts Lib., Amherst
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157145232X
• ISBN 13: 9781571452320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 511