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The Resource A history of building types, Nikolaus Pevsner
A history of building types, Nikolaus Pevsner
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- Summary
- Available again in paperback, this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious about the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. He describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, from the most ideal to the most utilitarian. More than seven hundred illustrations illuminate the text. Both Europe and America have been covered with examples chosen largely from the nineteenth century, the crucial period for diversification. Included are national monuments, libraries, theaters, hospitals, prisons, factories, hotels, and many other public buildings; churches and private dwellings have been excluded for practical reasons. The author is concerned not only with the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, but also with differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- National monuments and monuments to genius
- Government buildings from the late twelfth to the late seventeenth centuries
- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : houses of parliament
- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : ministries and public offices
- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : town halls and law courts
- Theatres
- Libraries
- Museums
- Hospitals
- Prisons
- Hotels
- Exchanges and banks
- Warehouses and office buildings
- Railway stations
- Market halls, conservatories and exhibition buildings
- Shops, stores and department stores
- Factories
- Isbn
- 9780691099040
- Label
- A history of building types
- Title
- A history of building types
- Statement of responsibility
- Nikolaus Pevsner
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Available again in paperback, this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious about the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. He describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, from the most ideal to the most utilitarian. More than seven hundred illustrations illuminate the text. Both Europe and America have been covered with examples chosen largely from the nineteenth century, the crucial period for diversification. Included are national monuments, libraries, theaters, hospitals, prisons, factories, hotels, and many other public buildings; churches and private dwellings have been excluded for practical reasons. The author is concerned not only with the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, but also with differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1902-1983
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pevsner, Nikolaus
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NA4170
- LC item number
- .P48 1976
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
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- A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts
- Bollingen series
- Series volume
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- 19
- 35
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Public buildings
- Public architecture
- Bâtiments publics
- Public architecture
- Public buildings
- Bâtiments publics
- Architecture publique
- Architektur
- Gebäude
- Geschichte
- Typologie
- Öffentliches Gebäude
- Label
- A history of building types, Nikolaus Pevsner
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 295
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- National monuments and monuments to genius -- Government buildings from the late twelfth to the late seventeenth centuries -- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : houses of parliament -- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : ministries and public offices -- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : town halls and law courts -- Theatres -- Libraries -- Museums -- Hospitals -- Prisons -- Hotels -- Exchanges and banks -- Warehouses and office buildings -- Railway stations -- Market halls, conservatories and exhibition buildings -- Shops, stores and department stores -- Factories
- Dimensions
- 30 cm.
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691099040
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 75004459
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)01693883
- (OCoLC)ocm01693883
- Label
- A history of building types, Nikolaus Pevsner
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: p. 295
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- National monuments and monuments to genius -- Government buildings from the late twelfth to the late seventeenth centuries -- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : houses of parliament -- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : ministries and public offices -- Government buildings from the eighteenth century : town halls and law courts -- Theatres -- Libraries -- Museums -- Hospitals -- Prisons -- Hotels -- Exchanges and banks -- Warehouses and office buildings -- Railway stations -- Market halls, conservatories and exhibition buildings -- Shops, stores and department stores -- Factories
- Dimensions
- 30 cm.
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691099040
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 75004459
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)01693883
- (OCoLC)ocm01693883
Subject
- Architektur
- Bâtiments publics
- Bâtiments publics -- Histoire
- Gebäude
- Geschichte
- Geschichte | 12.- 18. Jh.
- History
- Public architecture
- Public architecture -- History
- Public buildings
- Public buildings
- Public buildings
- Typologie
- Öffentliches Gebäude
- Architecture publique -- Histoire
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