The grammar of architecture
By: Emily Cole, general editor.
Contributors: Cole, Emily.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Architecture -- History.; Architecture -- Terminology.
Genres: Terminology.
Description: "Engraved plates from the great works of architectural history illustrate a journey around the architecture of civilizations east and west, from Ancient Egypt to the Industrial Revolution. Extended captions and annotations supply the reader with a complete naming of parts and an explanation of how architects have planned and made the buildings of the past, from Amhotep to the Palladio, and Vitruvius to Wren."--Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-345) and index.