{"product_id":"the-oxford-dictionary-of-architecture-paperback","title":"The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Stevens Curl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining over 6,000 entries from \u003cstrong\u003eAalto \u003c\/strong\u003eto\u003cstrong\u003e Zwinger\u003c\/strong\u003e and written in a clear and concise style, this authoritative dictionary covers architectural history in detail, from ancient times to the present day. It also includes concise biographies of hundreds of architects from history (excluding living persons), from \u003cstrong\u003eSir Francis Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eImhotep\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eLiang Ssu-ch'eng\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Inigo Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e. The text is complemented by over 260 beautiful and meticulous line drawings, labelled cross-sections, and diagrams. These include precise drawings of typical building features, making it easy for readers to identify particular period styles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis third edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Dictionary of Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e has been extensively revised and expanded, with over 900 new entries including hundreds of definitions of garden and landscape terms such as \u003cstrong\u003eBaroque garden\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003efloral clock\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ehortus conclusus\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eZen garden-design\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each entry is followed by a mini-bibliography, with suggestions for further reading. With clear descriptions providing in-depth analysis, it is invaluable for students, professional architects, art historians, and anyone interested in architecture and garden design, and provides a fascinating wealth of information for the general reader.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Stevens Curl\u003c\/strong\u003e is a leading architectural historian. His many books include \u003cem\u003eFunerary Monuments \u0026amp; Memorials in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh\u003c\/em\u003e (2013); \u003cem\u003eFreemasonry \u0026amp; the Enlightenment: Architecture, Symbols, \u0026amp; Influences\u003c\/em\u003e (2011-an earlier version of which won (1992) the Sir Banister Fletcher Award as Best Book of the Year); \u003cem\u003eSpas, Wells, \u0026amp; Pleasure-Gardens of London\u003c\/em\u003e (2010); \u003cem\u003eVictorian Architecture: Diversity \u0026amp; Invention\u003c\/em\u003e (2007); and \u003cem\u003eThe Honourable The Irish Society and the Plantation of Ulster, 1608-2000\u003c\/em\u003e (2000). He contributed to, and edited, the scholarly monograph \u003cem\u003eKensal Green Cemetery: The Origins and Development of the General Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London, 1824-2001\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), the first major study of any nineteenth-century cemetery in the world. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, was twice Visiting Fellow at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, and is currently Professor of Architecture at the University of Ulster. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an historian with an especial interest in garden architecture, landscape aesthetics, and places of commemoration. Her doctorate was conferred (2010) by the University of Bristol for her study of the 'Swiss Garden Cottage: the origins of the chalet-style in British architecture'. She published her early findings in \u003cem\u003eExercises in Translation: Swiss-British Cultural Exchange\u003c\/em\u003e (2006). In 2013 she chaired an interdisciplinary conference-session on the \u003cem\u003eRustic Tradition in Garden Art in New York\u003c\/em\u003e. She taught the history of the applied and decorative arts at Chelsea College of Art and Design (2000-6), and gained recognition for her teaching practice as a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (2007). She has collaborated with Professor Stevens Curl on this edition of the Dictionary since 2012. Awarded (2012) the Opler Grant for Emerging Scholars by the Society of Architectural Historians (USA), she is also an Academic Member of the Landscape Institute.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 896\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157920383039,"sku":"9780199674992","price":47.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/r6bqaCEfaq9780199674992.webp?v=1776985435","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-oxford-dictionary-of-architecture-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}