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Alfred D. Hamlin gibt in seinem Buch einen umfassenden berblick ber die Architektur der verschiedenen Epochen, Kulturen und Stilrichtungen, und stellt dar ber hinaus die wichtigsten Werke vor.

A history of architecture is a record of man's efforts to build beautifully. The erection of structures devoid of beauty is mere building, a trade and not an art. Edifices in which strength and stability alone are sought, and in designing which only utilitarian considerations... Read Full Overview

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A Text-Book of the History of Architecture is an expansive overview of the subject and includes dozens of pictures.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview