A Concise History of Western Architecture

by R. Furneaux Jordan

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Sir Christopher Wren - Classical Greek - Roman Empire - Byzantine - Renaissance - Mannerist - Baroque - 19th century - Modern Architecture - Filippo Brunelleschi - Baldassare Peruzzi - Paris - London.

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Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS: 720.9 — Arts & recreation Architecture Architecture History, geographic treatment, biography
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