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

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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 fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watkin, David, 1941-2018 (Author)
Other Authors: Hopkins, Owen, 1984- (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: London : Laurence King Publishing : Laurence King Student & Professional, [2022]
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Architecture > History.
Architecture > Western countries > History.
Architecture and society > History.
Architecture and society > Western countries > History.
Architecture.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:751 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.