Architectural styles : a visual guide /
Owen Hopkins.
- 240 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223) and index.
Classical -- Early Christian -- Gothic and Medieval -- Renaissance and Mannerism -- Baroque and Rococo -- Neoclassicism -- Eclecticism -- Modernism -- After Modernism.
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.