A History of Building Types /

A History of Building Types / / Nikolaus Pevsner.

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An essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the WestThis book provides vital insights into the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. Drawing on his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye, Nikolaus Pevsner descr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts eBook Package
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Pevsner, Nikolaus,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2023]
©1976
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts ; 35
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 748 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1 National monuments and monuments to genius
  • 2 Government buildings from the late twelfth to the late seventeenth centuries
  • 3 Government buildings from the eighteenth century: Houses o f parliament
  • 4 Government buildings from the eighteenth century: Ministries and public offices
  • 5 Government buildings from the eighteenth century: Town halls and law courts
  • 6 Theatres
  • 7 Libraries
  • 8 Museums
  • 9 Hospitals
  • 10 Prisons
  • 11 Hotels
  • 12 Exchanges and banks
  • 13 Warehouses and office buildings
  • 14 Railway stations
  • 15 Market halls, conservatories and exhibition buildings
  • 16 Shops, stores and department stores
  • 17 Factories
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliographies and notes
  • List and sources o f illustrations
  • Index

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