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A history of architecture : settings and rituals / Spiro Kostof ; revisions by Greg Castillo ; original drawings by Richard Tobias.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.Edition: 2nd ed. / revisions by Greg CastilloDescription: 792 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0195083784
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Contents:
1. The Study of What We Built -- 2. The Cave and the Sky: Stone Age Europe -- 3. The Rise of the City: Architecture in Western Asia -- 4. The Architecture of Ancient Egypt -- 5. Bronze Age Cities: The Aegean and Asia Minor -- 6. The Greek Temple and "Barbarian" Alternatives -- 7. Polis and Akropolis -- 8. The Hellenistic Realm -- 9. Rome: Caput Mundi -- 10. The World at Large: Roman Concurrences -- 11. The Triumph of Christ -- 12. The Mediterranean in the Early Middle Ages -- 13. The Birth of Nations: Europe After Charles -- 14. The French Manner -- 15. The Urbanization of Europe, 1100-1300 -- 16. Edges of Medievalism -- 17. The Renaissance: Ideal and Fad -- 18. Spain and the New World -- 19. Istanbul and Venice -- 20. The Popes as Planners: Rome, 1450-1650 -- 21. Absolutism and Bourgeoisie: European Architecture, 1600-1750 -- 22. Architecture for a New World -- 23. Architectural Art and the Landscape of Industry, 1800-1850 -- 24. The American Experience.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Green Spot Green Spot FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Green Spot FCUC Library 720.9 KOS 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00005348
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Study of What We Built -- 2. The Cave and the Sky: Stone Age Europe -- 3. The Rise of the City: Architecture in Western Asia -- 4. The Architecture of Ancient Egypt -- 5. Bronze Age Cities: The Aegean and Asia Minor -- 6. The Greek Temple and "Barbarian" Alternatives -- 7. Polis and Akropolis -- 8. The Hellenistic Realm -- 9. Rome: Caput Mundi -- 10. The World at Large: Roman Concurrences -- 11. The Triumph of Christ -- 12. The Mediterranean in the Early Middle Ages -- 13. The Birth of Nations: Europe After Charles -- 14. The French Manner -- 15. The Urbanization of Europe, 1100-1300 -- 16. Edges of Medievalism -- 17. The Renaissance: Ideal and Fad -- 18. Spain and the New World -- 19. Istanbul and Venice -- 20. The Popes as Planners: Rome, 1450-1650 -- 21. Absolutism and Bourgeoisie: European Architecture, 1600-1750 -- 22. Architecture for a New World -- 23. Architectural Art and the Landscape of Industry, 1800-1850 -- 24. The American Experience.

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