Author: Lemerle, Frederique and Yves Pauwels
Title: Baroque Architecture 1600-1750
Description: Paris, Flammarion, 2008. English Language Edition. Hardcover. Yellow cloth boards with debossed lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white and yellow lettering and illustration; 247 pp.; richly illustrated, primarily in color; includes color maps and plans. Text translated from the French; "Baroque Architecture leads the reader through the major creations of the period throughout Europe and beyond, and provides a fascinating account of how this grandiose style developed in relation to the unique urban culture of each nation where it became popular." "In-depth coverage of the architecture of France and Italy is coupled with serious analysis on how the style developed in Spain, Portugal, England, Central Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia, as well as in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. Giving the richest and most complete account of its history to date, this is an essential introduction to Baroque architecture for the general reader."--Jacket. VG+/VG+(Boards are near-perfect; DJ is near-perfect; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid) .
Keywords: European Architecture ; Baroque Architecture ; ; General Reference - European Architecture
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Title: Baroque Architecture 1600-1750
Description: Paris, Flammarion, 2008. English Language Edition. Hardcover. Yellow cloth boards with debossed lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white and yellow lettering and illustration; 247 pp.; richly illustrated, primarily in color; includes color maps and plans. Text translated from the French; "Baroque Architecture leads the reader through the major creations of the period throughout Europe and beyond, and provides a fascinating account of how this grandiose style developed in relation to the unique urban culture of each nation where it became popular." "In-depth coverage of the architecture of France and Italy is coupled with serious analysis on how the style developed in Spain, Portugal, England, Central Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia, as well as in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. Giving the richest and most complete account of its history to date, this is an essential introduction to Baroque architecture for the general reader."--Jacket. VG+/VG+(Boards are near-perfect; DJ is near-perfect; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid) .
Keywords: European Architecture ; Baroque Architecture ; ; General Reference - European Architecture
Price: US$ 85.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 191844
- Book number: 191844
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