The architecture of Europe
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Bibliographic Information
The architecture of Europe
（A Batsford book）
B.T. Batsford, 1992-
- v. 1
- v. 2
- v. 3
- v. 4
Available at 6 libraries
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v. 1523.3:YD:1-11306181809,
v. 2523.3:YD:1-21306181817, v. 3523.3:YD:1-31306182799 -
v. 1523.3/Y/10000406,
v. 2523.3/Y/20001940, v. 3523.3/Y/30001968, v. 4523.3/Y/40001820
Note
Vol. 1:The ancient classical and Byzantine World, 3000 B.C.-A.D. 1453. Vol. 2:The middle ages, 650-1550. Vol. 3:Classical architecture, 1420-1800. Vol. 4:The nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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v. 1 ISBN 9780713469622
Description
One of a series of four books, this text surveys the architecture of Europe from 3000 BC to 1453 AD, covering the ancient Minoan, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Byzantine civilizations, as well as the early Christian period. The aim of this series is to provide a basic source of reference on the general evolution of architectural style and taste in different areas of Europe. Each volume uses a practical mixture of technological developments, aesthetic debates and individual architects and buildings.
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v. 2 ISBN 9780713469639
Description
One of a series of four books, this text surveys the architecture of Europe from 650 to 1550, covering the Romanesque and Gothic building style of the Middle Ages. The aim of this series is to provide a basic source of reference on the general evolution of architectural style and taste in different areas of Europe. Each volume uses a practical mixture of technological developments, aesthetic debates and individual architects and buildings.
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v. 3 ISBN 9780713469646
Description
The author narrates, chronologically, the architectural developments of classical architecture from 1420 to 1800. The author follows the developments of the Renaissance and Mannerism from 1420 to 1650 in countries such as Italy, Yugolslavia, Poland, Hungary, Norway, Finland and Northern Europe. The second section of the book looks at classicism from 1580 to 1800 with reference to countries such as England, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, USSR, Yugoslavia and Norway. Doreen Yarwood is the author of "A Chronology of Western Architecture" and "The Architecture of Britain".
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Renaissance and mannerism - 1420-1650: Italy
- Yugoslavia
- France
- England
- the Low Countries
- the region of Germanic influence
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Czechoslovakia
- Hungary
- Poland
- the Iberian Peninsula
- Spain
- Portugal
- Northern Europe
- the USSR
- Denmark
- Norway
- Finland and Sweden. Part 2 The changing face of classicism - 1580-1800: Italy
- France
- England
- the Iberian Peninsula - Spain
- Portugal
- Central and Eastern Europe - the Germanic influence - Germany
- Switzerland
- Austria
- Hungary
- Yugoslavia and Rumania
- Czechoslovakia
- Poland
- Northern Europe
- the USSR
- Scandinavia
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Norway
- Finland
- the Low Countries.
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