By Subject > Architecture, Interior Design, Period Style > 2 > A Chronology of Western Architecture A Chronology of Western Architecture Author: Doreen Yarwood Retail Price: $19.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Book Pages: 224 Contents: Click to View Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/4 ISBN: 0486476480 EAN: 978-0-486-47648-3 UPC: 8-00759-47648-0 Accessible to casual and serious readers alike, this comprehensive survey ranges from 2000 BC to the 1980s and features more than 1,000 chronologically arranged photographs and drawings. Each of the 105 two-page spreads represents a specific era and includes comments on architectural details and historical events of the period. Reprint of the Facts On File Publications, New York, 1987 edition. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture by Cyril M. 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