Describes and illustrates, with photographs, cut-away drawings, and plans, man's greatest architectural achievements from the Pyramids of Giza to the Sydney, Australia, Opera House, explaining all of the world's major architectural styles
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Here is a brilliantly accessible chronicle of the greatest monuments created by mankind, told by fourteen of the most distinguished architectural historians and beautifully illustrated with more than 800 original diagrams, annotated drawings, and photographs - both a browser's delight and a superb reference tool.
JOHN JULIUS NORWICH is a world-famous historian who has made some thirty television documentaries. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including A History of Venice; Byzantium: The Early Centuries; Byzantium: The Apogee: and A Short History of Byzantium.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Describes and illustrates, with photographs, cut-away drawings, and plans, man's greatest architectural achievements from the Pyramids of Giza to the Sydney, Australia, Opera House, explaining all of the world's major architectural styles. This new and authoritative visual history of architecture has more than eight hundred illustrations in a magnificent pictorial coverage of the world's greatest buildings. It is a geographical guide to all the places of architectural interest, it will be a lasting reference work for layman, student and traveller alike. Ref A4 1. Seller Inventory # 033287
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