TY - BOOK AU - Moffett,Marian AU - Fazio,Michael W. AU - Wodehouse,Lawrence TI - A world history of architecture SN - 0071417516 U1 - 720.9 22 PY - 2003///] CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Architecture KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Beginnings of architecture -- Greek world -- Architecture of ancient India and Southeast Asia -- Traditional architecture of China and Japan -- Roman world -- Early Christian and Byzantine architecture -- Islamic architecture -- Early medieval and Romanesque architecture -- Gothic architecture -- Indigenous architecture in the pre-Columbian Americas -- Renaissance architecture -- Baroque architecture -- Eighteenth century -- Nineteenth-century developments -- Twentieth century and modernism -- Modernisms in the mid- and late twentieth century -- Glossary N2 - Here is a fascinating account of architecture throughout the modern world--with examples from prehistoric to modern times. Coverage includes Western architecture as well as that of Pre-Columbian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Southeast Asian. The author includes a worldwide survey of important monuments, residences, government buildings, and religious structures, complete with photos, plans, and scales, including: * The Parthenon * Cheops Pyramid * Pantheon * Hadrian's Wall * Versailles * Monticello * The Brooklyn Bridge * Boston Public Library * Rockefeller Center * Fallingwater * The High Museum UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh051/2004269902.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh031/2003059963.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh031/2003059963.html ER -