Gothic Architecture (History of World Architecture) [Paperback]

Louis Grodecki (Author), Anne Prache (Collaborator), Roland Recht (Collaborator)

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Text: English, French (translation)

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• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli; 2nd US edition (June 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847804739
• ISBN-13: 978-0847804733
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
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5.0 out of 5 stars A pictorial "Ferrari" of history of architecture books, August 22, 2007

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This review is from: Gothic Architecture (History of World Architecture) (Paperback)

A part of the series History of World Architecture originally published by Electa in Italian in 1971-7 under a general editorship of Pier Luigi Nervi, it was translated to English and published by Abrams in 1971-80 in b&w only, but at 10 x 11 1/4 inches. Subsequently, the series was reedited, shrunk to 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches, and published by Electa / Rizzoli in 1985-9 with a few color photos added including each front cover. In the early 2000's, the series was reissued by Phaidon unchanged except for the front cover photo. It is a pictorial "Ferrari" of history of architecture books. Almost every page contains one or - usually - more than one illustration as photo, plan, section, elevation, axonometric view, etc. of the highest quality. They depict the best examples of topical architecture covering the most significant ones. The text was written by one of the best experts in the field. While relatively concise, it still is comprehensive and complete enough even for students of architecture.
(440 black & white illustrations, including 69 diagrams, floor plans, and reconstructions, in the Abrams edition.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Abrams edition):
PREFACE by Pier Luigi Nervi 5
CHAPTER I Definitions and Theories / Historical and Physical Circumstances 9
CHAPTER II Gothic Architecture in the Twelfth Century 36
CHAPTER III The Classical Age of Gothic Architecture 107
CHAPTER IV Regional Styles: England 192
CHAPTER V Gothic in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire 251
CHAPTER VI Gothic in Italy and the Iberian Peninsula 319
CHAPTER VII Conclusion 393
SYNOPTIC TABLES 407
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 423
INDEX 428
LIST OF PLATES 437
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS 442

(Rizzoli edition):
Chapter I DEFINITIONS AND THEORIES / HISTORICAL AND PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCES 7
Chapter II GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY 23
Chapter III THE CLASSICAL AGE OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE 56
Chapter IV REGIONAL STYLES: ENGLAND 97
Chapter V GOTHIC IN GERMANY AND THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE 123
Chapter VI GOTHIC IN ITALY AND THE IBERIAN PENINSULA 154
Chapter VII CONCLUSION 198
INDEX 213
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS 223