Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture
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Now in full color--a thoroughly updated edition of the premier illustrated architectural dictionary Revised and expanded, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture , Third Edition, features 8,000... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0071375295
ISBN13:9780071375290
Release Date:December 2001
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.82 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 7.4" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Pretty good, but there is room for improvement.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I thought this would simply be a nice book to have (and of course the cover looks cool). It's got almost every architectural term I can think of, but the page layout is a little cluttered if not cramped & the paper they used is a little odd for any book (heavy and rough).It would make an excellent gift for a perspective architecture student, but is really not necessary for professionals. Perhaps Burden could figure a way out to have the architectural dictionary work backwards (i.e. from the picture figure out what the term is).
A fool-proof guide to understanding architectural elements
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Ernest Burden's Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture is long on illustration, a commendable fact given that most conventional architectural dictionaries many times leave one guessing as to meanings even after repeated readings of definitions. If you're ever a bit fuzzy as to the difference between a spandrel and a pendentive, a spire and a pinnacle, Burden's 'point-and-shoot' approach and cross referenced entries may prove invaluable to clearing up such gray areas of the field's nomenclature.
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