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Author:

Watkin, David, 1941-2018, author. https://isni.org/isni/0000000116979362

Title:

A history of Western architecture / David Watkin ; updated and with a new introduction by Owen Hopkins.

Edition:

Seventh edition

Publisher:

Laurence King Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

751 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 24 cm

Subject:

Architecture--History.
Architecture--Western countries--History.
Architecture and society--History.
Architecture and society--Western countries--History.

Other Authors:

Hopkins, Owen, 1984- contributor. https://isni.org/isni/0000000369575171

Notes:

Previous edition: 2015. Includes bibliographical references (pages 734-738) and index.

Contents:

Mesopotamia and Egypt -- The Classical Foundation: Greek, Hellenistic, Roman -- Early Christian and Byzantine -- Carolingian and Romanesque -- The Gothic Experiment -- Renaissance Harmony -- Baroque Expansion -- Eighteenth-century Classicism -- The Nineteenth Century -- Art Nouveau -- The Twentieth Century -- The Twenty-first Century.

Summary:

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by Hopkins, who brings the story right up to date with the inclusion of such topics as re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture.

ISBN:

152942030X
9781529420302

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1292974407

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)