a visual guide Fletcher, Margaret 1969- creator author. Polley, Robbie illustrator. text handbook Handbook illustrated books. illustrations (layout features) Pictures. Illustrated works. Handbooks and manuals. History. Pictorial works. Illustrated works. Pictures. Handbooks and manuals. Ouvrages illustrés. Images. Guides et manuels. nju 2020 monographic eng

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287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Architectural Styles is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the Americas to Egypt, China, and India. It covers a host of historical and contemporary architectural styles, from ancient and classical to Pre-Columbian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Palladian, art nouveau, Brutalist, and biomorphic. It describes the histories and characteristics of the building traditions of each era and region of the world, and looks at key architectural elements such as buttresses, spandrels, curtain walls, and oculi. The book also includes a section on building parts-from domes and columns to towers, arches, roofs, and vaulting-along with a detailed glossary and bibliography. Comprehensive and authoritative, 'Architectural Styles' is an essential resource for architects and designers and a must-have illustrated guide for anyone interested in architecture or drawing. Introduction -- Ancient and Classical -- Medieval and Renaissance -- Baroque to Art Nouveau -- Modern and Contemporary -- Elements. Margaret Fletcher ; illustrations by Robbie Polley. Includes index. Architecture Themes, motives Pictorial works Architecture Themes, motives Handbooks, manuals, etc Architecture Details Pictorial works Architecture Details Handbooks, manuals, etc Architecture Thèmes, motifs Ouvrages illustrés Architecture Thèmes, motifs Guides, manuels, etc Architecture Détails Ouvrages illustrés Architecture Histoire Ouvrages illustrés Architecture Themes, motives Architecture Architecture Details NA204 .F59 2020 720 9780500343647 9780500343647 2021443775 YDX 220506 20260610093123.0 22536983 eng