A Dictionary of Architecture

by James Stevens Curl

Book Overview

From Aalto to ziggurat, this new work offers an authoritative and accessible guide to architecture and its history. With over 5,000 entries--twice as many as its nearest competitor--it provides extensive coverage of all periods of Western architectural history, from ancient times to the present day, in styles ranging from Assyrian architecture to Flemish Mannerism.
With entries spanning from the commonplace to the less well known, this dictionary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192100068
• ISBN13: 9780192100061
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"