Isbn: 9780195034721 - The History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals (17 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Ten years in the making, A History of Architecture ranges from the first prehistoric environments on record to the most recent examples of urban design. A landmark work of impressive scope, the book is enhanced by 700 halftone illustrations and 150 drawings especially prepared by architect Richard Tobias. Kostof's range of study includes not only the monumental religious, governmental and upper-class structures around which architectural history has usually been written but also the diversity of ordinary domestic, rural, and urban buildings, and landscapes which surround them. Moreover, Kostof evaluates Western achievement in the context of contemporary cultures elsewhere. Thus he duscusses the high points of imperial Rome along with Buddhist stupas and Han palaces, compares medieval Florence with medieval Cairo, and introduces Inca and Aztec cities as the Spanish conquistadores would have seen them. The author's premise is that buldings are conditioned by the social, economic, and political frame of their time; in this sense, Kostof concludes, the history of architecture can be considered an aspect of the history of human institutions. "Architecture, in the end," he writes, "is nothing less than the gift of making places for some human purpose." About the Author: Spiro Kostof is Professor of Architectural History at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a former president of the Society of Architectural Historians and is the author of several books, among them Caves of God and The Third Rime, 1870-1950: Traffic and Glory, and editor of The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 2nd. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 2nd. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Tobias, Richard (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. 2nd. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Tobias, Richard (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good. Ten years in the making, A History of Architecture ranges from the first prehistoric environments on record to the most recent examples of urban design. A landmark work of impressive scope, the book is enhanced by 700 halftone illustrations and 150 drawings especially prepared by architect Richard Tobias. Kostof's range of study includes not only the monumental religious, governmental and upper-class structures around which architectural history has usually been written but also the diversity of ordinary domestic, rural, and urban buildings, and landscapes which surround them. Moreover, Kostof evaluates Western achievement in the context of contemporary cultures elsewhere. Thus he duscusses the high points of imperial Rome along with Buddhist stupas and Han palaces, compares medieval Florence with medieval Cairo, and introduces Inca and Aztec cities as the Spanish conquistadores would have seen them. The author's premise is that buldings are conditioned by the social, economic, and political frame of their time; in this sense, Kostof concludes, the history of architecture can be considered an aspect of the history of human institutions. "Architecture, in the end," he writes, "is nothing less than the gift of making places for some human purpose." About the Author: Spiro Kostof is Professor of Architectural History at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a former president of the Society of Architectural Historians and is the author of several books, among them Caves of God and The Third Rime, 1870-1950: Traffic and Glory, and editor of The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

Hardcover with dustjacket, 788 pages; very good condition, except a few tiny tears to edges of dj and pages yellowed at edges; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Seven hundred illustrations and specially prepared drawings enhance this comprehensive narrative history of architecture and urbanism from the prehistoric environment of the Stone Age to Post-Modernism which encompasses Western and non-Western traditions Book has a very musty odor Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Tobias, Richard (illustrator). Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine D. J. 3rd Printing. Clean copy in near fine condition with a near fine dust jacket. Large or heavy book and may require extra postage. No Amazon international order on this title. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Tobias, Richard (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. dj. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tobias, Richard (illustrator).

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