The ABC of styles
Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral? Or why your offi ce building looks so different from its neighboring counterparts? The ABC of Style invites you to explore the many different architectural and decorative interior styles from their ancient origins to the...
| Основен автор: | Bayard, Emile, 1868-1937. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Parkstone International,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Temporis collection.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=455911 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
ABC of Style. |
| Резюме: |
Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral? Or why your offi ce building looks so different from its neighboring counterparts? The ABC of Style invites you to explore the many different architectural and decorative interior styles from their ancient origins to the 1940s. Take a journeythrough history to see how the French aristocracy styled their palaces and castles to the simple designs of the Dominican monastic churches during the middle ages. Often, political changes implicate a stylistic transformation. Thus, the different European styles were frequently. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Includes index. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (256 pages). |
| ISBN: |
9781780428864 1780428863 9781844848805 1844848809 |