A History of Building Types

Pevsner, Nikolaus

ISBN 10: 0691099049 / ISBN 13: 9780691099040

Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1976

About this Item

1st. ed. 1976 , Brown cloth hardcover with the dust jacket, 352 page book . With more the 700 illustrations of both Eurpean and American buildings . Condition : Near Fine with very light page aging. The DJ is Very Good with a repaired small tear at the back edge. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 091506-E

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Building Types
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691099049
• ISBN 13: 9780691099040
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Various Contributors
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

An essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West

This marvelously illustrated book provides vital insights into the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. Drawing on his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye, Nikolaus Pevsner describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, and from the ideal to the most utilitarian. He covers both European and American architecture, with examples chosen largely from the nineteenth century, the crucial period for diversification. Included are national monuments, libraries, theaters, hospitals, prisons, factories, hotels, and many other public buildings. Featuring hundreds of illustrations, A History of Building Types traces the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, and discusses differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style.

About the Author

Nikolaus Pevsner (1902–1983) was professor of art history at Birkbeck, University of London. His books include Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius and An Outline of European Architecture.