A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals
Kostof, Spiro
ISBN 10: 0195083792 ISBN 13: 9780195083798
Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 1995
Used
Paperback
From
ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 2, 2009
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0195083792I3N10
Synopsis:
This edition of the late Spiro Kostof's monumental work on the history of the built environment has been updated by Greg Castillo, Kostof's research assistant and literary executor. The second edition features a new concluding chapter based on Professor Kostof's last lecture notes, "Designing the Fin-de-Siecle," as well as a magnificent 16-page section of color photographs. Castillo also revised two chapters, "Architecture and the State: The Interwar Years" and "At Peace with the Past: The Last Decades" to ensure the book's timeliness. Lavishly illustrated throughout, A History of Architecture covers architecture and urbanism from Stone Age antiquity to Post-Modernism, from ordinary buildings to great monuments, offering an essential foundation upon which to build courses in architecture and art history.
About the Author: Spiro Kostof was Professor of Architectural History at the University of California at Berkeley, and was a former president of the Society of Architectural Historians. Greg Castillo was Kostof's research assistant and literary executor.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: A History of Architecture: Settings and ...
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Richard Tobias
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition