Architecture
Subtitle: elements, materials, forms
By: Francesca Prina.
Series: Princeton field guides to art
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780691141503
Subjects: Architecture
Work titles: Saper vedere l'architettura.
Description: "By way of more than 2,000 years of architectural history, this richly illustrated book defines and shows all the major components of the art - from theory, plans, and models to structural elements such as columns, arches, and domes, to materials and decorative elements."--Inside cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Tools of the architect; title: Stability and form; title: Materials and techniques; title: Architecture and decoration; title: Masterpieces compared.