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How to read buildings : a crash course in architecture / Carol Davidson Cragoe

By: Cragoe, Carol Davidson [author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Herbert Press ; c2017Description: 256 pages : colored illustrations ; 17 cmISBN: 978-1-912217-30-4Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE | ARCHITECTURE -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETCLOC classification: NA 2550 C73 2017

Contents:

Building types -- A grammar of style -- Materials -- Columns & capitals -- Arches -- Roofs & gables -- Vaults -- Domes -- Towers -- Doors & porches -- Windows -- Stairways -- Chimneys & fireplaces -- Ornament

Summary: How to Read Buildings is a practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes to columns and porticos - all facets of buildings are included. Each chapter takes an architectural element and looks at its variety across various historical periods and geographical locations. Examples are shown through dozens of fine engravings with extended captions, creating a dip-in read and an effective I-Spy guide. Additional sections look at the clues offerred by history, geography and religion (with a timeline showing how and where architectural elements have been introduced), and at the significance of the ornaments

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Architecture	General Circulation	GC NA 2550 C73 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000005465

Includes index.

How to Read Buildings is a practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings, from cornices and friezes to columns and porticos - all facets of buildings are included. Each chapter takes an architectural element and looks at its variety across various historical periods and geographical locations. Examples are shown through dozens of fine engravings with extended captions, creating a dip-in read and an effective I-Spy guide. Additional sections look at the clues offerred by history, geography and religion (with a timeline showing how and where architectural elements have been introduced), and at the significance of the ornaments

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