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Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture (2 Vol Slipcase Edition)

Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture (2 Vol Slipcase Edition)

by Murray Fraser (Author), Murray Fraser (Author)

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    Illustrated 2019

    $590.31
Synopsis

Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture is the acknowledged classic reference work for architectural history. It has been essential reading for generations of architects and students since the first edition was published in 1896 - and this tradition continues today as the new 21st edition provides the most up-to-date, authoritative and detailed account of the global history of architecture available in any form. Thousands of major buildings from around the world are described and explained, accompanied by over 2,200 photographs, plans, and drawings. Architectural styles and traditions are placed within a clear framework, and the chronological and geographical arrangement of the work's 102 chapters allows for easy comparative analysis of cultural contexts, resources, and technologies. Published for the first time in full colour, and entirely rewritten throughout by over 100 leading international architectural historians, this is a landmark new edition of a classic work - one which reflects the very latest scholarship and brings a thoroughly contemporary understanding to over 5,500 years of global architectural history.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 2144
 Edition: 21st revised
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 14 Nov 2019
ISBN 10: 147258998X
ISBN 13: 9781472589989
Book Overview: A landmark new edition of a long-standing classic, providing the most authoritative, detailed, and up-to-date account of the history of the world's architecture.

Media Reviews
Book of the Century ... A thundering classic. No serious fan of architecture should be without it -- (of the twentieth edition) * The American Institute of Architects *
the bible of architectural history -- (of the twentieth edition) * Building Magazine *
An easy-to-use reference book with all the world's major architecture described, explained and, in many cases, fully illustrated. -- (of the twentieth edition) * B & M Architecture & Design *
It will continue its usefulness beyond the years of study and become an additional aid to everyday practice. -- (of the twentieth edition) * Times Higher Education Supplement *
It will remain one of the most thumbed tomes in Building Design's office library -- (of the twentieth edition) * Building Design *
...succinct characterization of individual architects and a liveliness of both criticism and description. -- (of the twentieth edition) * Times Educational Supplement *
It is such a remarkable book, containing so much detail and so skilfully illustrated, that it is a must for all architectural and surveying offices -- (of the twentieth edition) * ASI Journal *
Half the pleasure, as half the volume, of Banister Fletcher is its pictures. The thousands of photographs are, as always in Banister Fletcher, unimprovably fine. -- (of the twentieth edition) * The Times Educational Supplement *
The tome has been bought for 100 years by every architectural student who could possibly scrape together the shillings. -- (of the twentieth edition) * Architectural Review *
Author Bio
Murray Fraser is Professor of Architecture and Global Culture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, UK and Vice-Dean of Research for The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment. He has published extensively on design, architectural history and theory, urbanism, post-colonialism and cultural studies.