The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture

by James Stevens Curl and Susan Wilson

Book Overview

Containing over 6,000 entries from Aalto to Zwinger and written in a clear and concise style, this authoritative dictionary covers architectural history in detail, from ancient times to the present day. It also includes concise biographies of hundreds of architects from history (excluding living persons), from Sir Francis Bacon and Imhotep to Liang Ssu-ch'eng and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019967499X
• ISBN13: 9780199674992
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"