Historic architecture sourcebook
By: edited by Cyril M. Harris.
Contributors: Harris, Cyril M., 1917-
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 581
Subjects: Architecture -- Dictionaries
Description: This compendium by a noted architectural historian contains over 2,000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern. Includes cutaway views, close-ups of intricate details, precisely rendered plans for many famed structures.