Cambridge Architecture: A Concise Guide

Ray, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0521458552 / ISBN 13: 9780521458559

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994

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146pp paperback, well illustrated, ex-libris the architectural historian Gavin Stamp with his bookplate, edge wear to fore-edges and fore-edge of front cover. N° de réf. du vendeur 069365

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Titre : Cambridge Architecture: A Concise Guide

Éditeur : Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Date d'édition : 1994

Reliure : Soft cover

Etat : Fair

Edition : 1st Edition

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Synopsis :

An illustrated introduction to the history and meaning of Cambridge architecture.

Présentation de l'éditeur:

Cambridge Architecture offers a brief, illustrated introduction to the architecture of Cambridge, using selected examples of buildings from the Middle Ages to the present day as the basis for an investigation into architecture itself. The author describes the way in which buildings are composed, and how they may in turn be 'read', and introduces a number of levels of interpretation to those who may be unfamiliar with looking at buildings. Issues of iconography, questions of ethics, and the ways in which architecture may mirror society or indicate significant changes of taste are all touched upon. The examples chosen are treated chronologically, but with frequent cross-referencing. Each chapter contains a map, locating the examples discussed, and notes for further reading. The book is aimed at anyone interested in the history of architecture, and assumes no previous technical knowledge of the subject.