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The Architecture of Britain / by Yarwood, Doreen

Table of Contents: “…The middle ages -- Britain before the coming of the Normans : AD 450-1066 -- The Norman Concept: Romanesque architecture 1066-1160 -- The Gothuc Style: ecclesiastical architecture 1150-1550 -- The Gothic Style: secular architecture 1150-1550 -- Classical Dominance -- Elizabethan and Jacobean 1550-1625 -- Inigo Jones and Wren 1620-1700 -- The English Baroque 1690-1730 -- Gibbs and the Palladians 1710-1760 -- The Classical Revival 1760-1790 -- Late Georgian and Regency 1775-1830 -- The Age of Revival -- The Nineteenth Century 1830-1900 -- Modern Architecture -- The Twentieth Century…”

Urban planning in Pre-Columbian America / by Hardoy, Jorge

Table of Contents: “…General editor's preface -- Preface / Jorge Hardoy -- Criteria for defining a planned city in Pre-Columbian America -- General characteristics of urbanization in Pre-Columbian America -- The golden age of urbanization in Central Mexico -- The Mayas -- Post-Classic urbanization in Middle America -- Early attempts at urban planning in South America -- The golden age of urbanization in South America -- Conclusions…”

Anatomy of Architecture / by Mansell, George

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The ancient world -- Classical Greece -- Roman development -- Early Christian Churches -- Byzantine Style -- Islamic Forms -- Pre-Columbian America -- Indian Architecture -- Chinese Architecture -- Japanese Architecture -- Romanesque Style -- Mediaeval Castles -- Gothic Style -- English Manor Houses and Parish Churches -- Remaissance Architecture -- Nineteenth Century Revivals and Innovations -- Nineteenth Century Iron and Glass -- Colonial and Nineteenth Century American Achievements -- Twentieth Century Early Modern Movements -- Twentieh Century International Movements.…”