Historical Dictionary of Architecture - (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts) 2nd Edition by Allison Lee Palmer (Hardcover)

About the Book

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Architecture contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on architects, famous structures, types of materials, and the different architectural styles.

Book Synopsis

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Architecture contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on architects, famous structures, types of materials, and the different architectural styles.

Review Quotes

[The book] draws you in and keeps you there with fascinating material and many cross-references. The architects of many of the structures are also given coverage, and it should not be forgotten that entries on materials are also included, making this an entirely comprehensive volume for the general reader, student and researcher's reference shelf. It is a quick and easy-to-use reference book, just be careful of getting lost in the fascinating entries, it is very easy to be drawn further and deeper into its multidisciplinary contents.

About the Author

Allison Lee Palmer isa Associate Professor of Renaissance and Baroque Art History at the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on Italian art and architecture from the late Middle Ages onward.