Carol Davidson Cragoe

How to Read Buildings

A Crash Course in Architecture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A practical primer to looking at architecture and all theelements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes tocolumns and porticos - all facets of buildings areincluded.

Produktdetails

• How to Read
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade / Herbert Press
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 402722
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 165mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781912217304
• ISBN-10: 1912217309
• Artikelnr.: 51982671

Autorenporträt

Dr Carol Davidson Cragoe is a well-respected academic who specialises in architectural history. She frequently teaches courses at Birkbeck College in London and she is the author of numerous books and papers on architectural history.

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionBuilding TypesA Grammar of StyleMaterialsColumns & CapitalsArchesRoofs & GablesVaultsDomesTowersDoors & PorchesWindowsStairwaysChimneys & FireplacesOrnamentGlossaryIndexAcknowledgements

Rezensionen

An ideal book for the traveller, student of architecture or photographer. Suite101.com