The Grammar of Architecture

Do you know a Doric column when you see one? Perhaps. But what about an entablature, a pylon, or a pagoda? THE GRAMMAR OF ARCHITECTURE uses beautifully engraved plates from the great works of architectural history to illustrate a show-and-tell journey around the architecture of civilizations east and west, from Ancient Egypt to the Industrial Revolution. Extended captions and annotations supply the reader with a complete naming of parts and an explanation of how architects have planned and made the buildings of the past, from Amhotep to the Palladio, and Vitruvius to Wren. . This book's clear and succinct presentation of buildings and architecture is accessible to all levels of interest. . Approximately 750 illustrations diagram characteristic building details. . Covers the history of architecture from the earliest civilizations to the Industrial Revolution, including cultures as diverse as dynastic China and Palladian Italy. . Other contributors include architectural historians Susie Barson, James Rothwell, Emily Fawlinson, Philippa Baker, Mary Peskett Smith, and Emma Lauze.Cole, Emily is the author of 'The Grammar of Architecture', published 2002 under ISBN 9780821227749 and ISBN 0821227742.