Architecture: A Visual History
- ISBN-10
- 1856485889
- ISBN-13
- 9781856485883
- Series
- Architecture
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 511
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
- Author
- James Neal
Description
Contains over four hundred color photographs that chronicle the history of architecture around the world from ancient times through the twentieth century, and includes an introductory essay that looks at the nature and styles of the art form.
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