The city shaped : urban patterns and meanings through history

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The city shaped : urban patterns and meanings through history

Spiro Kostof ; original drawings by Richard Tobias

Little, Brown and Co., c1991

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"A Bulfinch Press book"

"First North American edition"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 341-342

Includes index

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The eminent architectural historian Spiro Kostof presents a landmark examination of urban form and development. This volume employs three basic city types as points of departure and discusses the interaction between humans and city from the vantage point of cultural history. 243 illustrations, 53 in color.

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