Foreign Architecture History: From Ancient Times to the 19th Century

Author: Chen Ping
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book presents a grand panorama of world architectural history from ancient times to the late 19th century, supported by extensive historical records and numerous illustrations. Its focus lies on the development and evolution of architectural art itself, comprehensively examining architectural works, architects, and architectural theories. On this basis, it emphasizes the connection between architectural art and the history of human culture, particularly other visual art forms. The book is divided into three parts. The first two parts, "Ancient Architecture" and "Medieval Architecture," strive to fully showcase the stylistic features and exchanges of various architectural civilizations worldwide. The third part, "Modern Architecture," systematically discusses Western architectural culture, as Western architecture was the most important in the world at that time and exerted a profound influence on China and other regions in terms of concepts, styles, and material technology. This book is the result of the author's many years of research in art history and architectural history. It can serve as both an introductory text or reference for world architectural history and a textbook for related fields such as architecture and art history. The book is well-organized, with each chapter featuring an introduction, summary, and glossary of terms. An index is provided at the end of the book for easy reference. This book presents a grand panorama of world architectural history from ancient times to the late 19th century, supported by extensive historical records and numerous illustrations. Its focus lies on the development and evolution of architectural art itself, comprehensively examining architectural works, architects, and architectural theories. On this basis, it emphasizes the connection between architectural art and the history of human culture, particularly other visual art forms. The book is divided into three parts. The first two parts, "Ancient Architecture" and "Medieval Architecture," strive to fully showcase the stylistic features and exchanges of various architectural civilizations worldwide. The third part, "Modern Architecture," systematically discusses Western architectural culture, as Western architecture was the most important in the world at that time and exerted a profound influence on China and other regions in terms of concepts, styles, and material technology. This book is the result of the author's many years of research in art history and architectural history. It can serve as both an introductory text or reference for world architectural history and a textbook for related fields such as architecture and art history. The book is well-organized, with each chapter featuring an introduction, summary, and glossary of terms. An index is provided at the end of the book for easy reference.