The History of Architecture
Settings and Rituals
Spiro Kostof(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 4. May 1995
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-0-19-508378-1 (ISBN)
Description
* New final chapter * Two revised chapters This second edition of the late Spiro Kostof's major work on the history of the built environment (first published in 1985) has been updated with a concluding chapter, 'Designing the Fin-de-Siecle'. Based on Professor Kostof's last lecture notes, the chapter was prepared by Greg Castillo, his research assistant and literary executor. Castillo also revised the two preceding chapters, 'Architecture and the State: The Interwar Years' and 'At Peace with the Past: The Last Decades' to keep them consistent within the time frame. Throughout the book, many of the fine original line drawings by Richard Tobias have been replaced or updated by him, as have some 50 photographs, for improved clarity.
Reviews / Votes
From reviews of first edition: 'a magnificent guided tour through mankind's architecture' New York Times Book ReviewMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
halftones, num. fig., 16 farbige Bildtafeln
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 235 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508378-1 (9780195083781)
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Schweitzer Classification