20 Lectures on Ancient Foreign Architecture – China Bookstore

Author: Chen Zhihua
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book is presented in the form of lectures, introducing the architecture before the beginning of the 19th-century new architectural movement in foreign countries in chronological order. It consists of 20 lectures, divided into two parts (Upper and Lower). It is not a complete architectural history but focuses on key points. From different perspectives, it showcases the social and cultural background reflected by architecture in the context of historical continuity, making it an excellent foundational reading on foreign architectural history.