An annotated and concise listing of the most important architectural publications selected by the nations foremost architectural library.Published on the occasion of the centenary of the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, Averys Choice provides fully annotated bibliographic entries for the most important books on the history of architecture selected by Averys expert librarians. The 427 titles included in this volume cover all aspects of architectural history from the Renaissance to the present in all parts of the world. Eleven extensive essays written by leading architectural librarians, scholars, and historians survey literature published in the 500 years between 1485 and 1985. In addition, this book features 100 illustrations and detailed author, index, and title indexes, providing unmatched access to voluminous historiographical and biographical information on the history of architecture.Original bibliographic essays include: Hilary Ballou on The Literature of Architecture in Early Modern France, Gwendolyn Wright on Architectural Publishing in the United States, John H. Stubbs on The Architecture of the 19th Century, and Kenneth Frampton on The Architecture of the 20th Century.October 1997
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665 pp.100 illus. (12 color)
