Modern architecture in Europe : a guide to buildings since the Industrial Revolution / Dennis J. De Witt and Elizabeth R. De Witt

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, c1987Edition: 1st American edDescription: 335 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 525244158
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 600 .D49 1987
Contents:
Introduction: An Historical Overview -- Austria-- Belgium-- Switzerland-- West Germany-- Denmark-- Spain-- France-- Great Britain-- italy-- Ireland-- Norway-- The Netherlands-- Portugal-- Sweden-- Finland.
Summary: A comprehensive, practicalguide to the most important, innovative, and interesting European architecture of the past two centuries. Buildings in fifteen countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmar, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Over 500 fully listed buildings, all illustrated, with notes on a further 500 buildings of related interest. Exact directions, or locations on detailed town plans, are given for all the buildings. National maps show the location of buildings within each country. A general introduction, keyed to examples from the guide, outlines the main movements in architecture from the eighteenth century to the present day. Over 500 black and white illustrations and 38 two-color maps and plans.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 600 .D49 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000017020

Includes index.

Introduction: An Historical Overview -- Austria-- Belgium-- Switzerland-- West Germany-- Denmark-- Spain-- France-- Great Britain-- italy-- Ireland-- Norway-- The Netherlands-- Portugal-- Sweden-- Finland.

A comprehensive, practicalguide to the most important, innovative, and interesting European architecture of the past two centuries. Buildings in fifteen countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmar, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Over 500 fully listed buildings, all illustrated, with notes on a further 500 buildings of related interest. Exact directions, or locations on detailed town plans, are given for all the buildings. National maps show the location of buildings within each country. A general introduction, keyed to examples from the guide, outlines the main movements in architecture from the eighteenth century to the present day. Over 500 black and white illustrations and 38 two-color maps and plans.

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