The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture: Fourth Edition [Paperback]

John Fleming (Author), Hugh Honour (Author), Nikolaus Pevsner (Author)

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Publication Date: December 3, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0140512411 | ISBN-13: 978-0140512410 | Edition: 4th

The definitions and terminology used in this book attempt to relate to the architectural terms used in professional practice.

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"For any reader, this book will provide an illuminating, reliable and accessible resource. Its clarity of style, meticulous attention to detial, and sensitivity to current bibliography provide a model that should be emulated by other scholars contemplating the creation of their own sourcebooks...it is quite simply difficult to find fault with this book." Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"This collection is a model of meticulous scholarship and excellent judgement. I read it with great pleasure and great respect." Dr John Ma, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. This book presents some of the most revealing of these documents in translation, allowing readers to form a direct impression of life in the Hellenistic world. The book contains 175 documents capturing the political, social, economic, and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities. It covers the entire Hellenistic world and draws extensively on the papyrus remains of the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt, which allow an unequalled depth of insight into daily life at every level of society --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books; 4th edition (December 3, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140512411
• ISBN-13: 978-0140512410
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,795,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference, August 12, 1998

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This review is from: The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

As an architectural book editor, I find this book an excellent reference for biographical data, architectural terms, and historical context. It's concise enough to give me just the bit of information I need when doing a fact-check or making sure a term is used properly.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great organization, September 9, 2007

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This review is from: Historical Sources in Translation: The Hellenistic Period (Paperback)

What impressed my most about this book as an undergrad was the way the primary sources were organized into categories. It really helped in writing the term paper to start with some sources and then I was able to use the sources to find more in depth sources.