World Architecture Classics Illustrated Guide

Author: Coler
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: When you see a Doric column, can you recognize it? Perhaps you can, but what if you see a cornice, a continuous entablature, a gatehouse, or a pagoda? The book "World Architecture Classics Illustrated" takes you on a journey through the world's architectural civilization from ancient Egypt to the Industrial Revolution, showcasing the styles of outstanding works in architectural history. Most of the illustrations and engravings in this book are selected from early materials. Exquisite architectural details are extensively displayed in the images, with lines that are exquisitely beautiful and delicate. The rich illustrations not only provide correct definitions of architectural terms but also name the elements of the buildings in an easy-to-understand manner. Through this, you will learn how these great architects—from Ammonhotep to Palladio, from Vitruvius to Reynolds—designed and constructed buildings in the past.