An Outline of European Architecture

by Nikolaus Pevsner

Book Overview

One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner's lifetime, it continued... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140201092
• ISBN13: 9780140201093
• Release Date: June 1950
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great book

It is a most wonderful book on the architectural history of Europe, even if the subject is not exactly your cup of tea. The photographs are great, and information rich and interesting, and the organization of the text splendid. I highly recommend it to anyone who appreciates art and history of Europe from this angle.

If you only read one book on architecture...

Read this book; it is quite simply stunning and makes a complicated subject seem simple ( well I understood it ). The ' Introduction ' alone is more than worth the purchase; it is often quoted and reproduced as a seminal article. A treat.

Outstanding introduction

I've read dozens of books on the history of architecture, and this is the best introduction to the subject I've ever encountered, despite the fact that it is now over half a century old. I used this book intensively on a three-month trip to western and eastern Europe some years ago, and it was a great help in appreciating all the many important buildings we encountered, especially the Gothic cathedrals and early Renaissance Italian architecture. As the back cover says, Sir Nicholas is reckoned one of the most stimulating writers on architecture alive, and I would have to agree with that. His great enthusiasm for his subject is contagious, and his descriptions of important buildings are often nothing short of inspired. This is truly a great book by a great scholar.