Understanding Architecture

Understanding Architecture
Author: Hazel Conway
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2005-07-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1134847599

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Landscape Architecture Sourcebook

Landscape Architecture Sourcebook
Author: Diana Vogelsong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This selective volume contains information that describes key reference material and significant works for the practice and study of landscape architecture. Coverage includes reference works, general texts and histories, landscape architects and architectural firms, practical handbooks, plant guides, core works on places and projects, periodicals, and institution resources. A useful glossary defines key terms important for understanding the structure of the resources and literature for the field of landscape architecture. Also includes Subject Index and Author/Title Index.

The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century

The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Volume one begins with two essays by Bacon, Of Buildings and Of Gardens . These are followed by an adaptation of Isaac Walton's The Life of Sir Henry Wotton, and Wotton's treatise The Elements of Architecture . The principal theme of this volume is Harris' pioneering lexicon the first book of its k

The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A dictionary of the English language

The Encyclopaedic Dictionary in the Eighteenth Century: A dictionary of the English language
Author: Terence M. Russell
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The first three chapters describe Johnson's pre-dictionary life, the creation of the dictionary (including citations from Johnson's original Plan), and his treatment of architectural subjects. Following his original preface, letterpress articles portray architectural subjects using quotations to illustrate words and meanings. Such rich, linguistic illustration was unknown to philology before the work of "the harmless drudge." The original title pages of volume one and two are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR