A major new edition of the standard work in the field. As reflected by its title, THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE has now been extended to include recent developments in the field of landscape architecture. Full account has been taken of significant recent work in a huge range of building traditions around the world. For this edition the entire text has been reset, every illustration redrawn and many more added.
Nikolaus Pevsner is best known as the author of many of the Buildings of England series and the editor of the Pelican History of Art and Architecture series. He died in 1983.
Hugh Honour and John Fleming have collaborated on many books, including the Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts and A World History of Art. They live in Italy.