One of four-volumes, this book surveys the architecture of Europe from 3000 BC to 1453 AD. The book aims to provide a reference on the evolution of architectural style by combining information on technological developments, aesthetic debates and individual architects and buildings.
One of a series of four books, this text surveys the architecture of Europe from 650 to 1550, covering the Romanesque and Gothic building style of the Middle Ages. The aim of this series is to provide a basic source of reference on the general evolution of architectural style and taste in different areas of Europe. Each volume uses a practical mixture of technological developments, aesthetic debates and individual architects and buildings.
Covers aspects of dress from ancient times to the present, with information on national and regional costumes; developments in hairstyles, jewelry, and headdress; and the influence of trading patterns or political change on the development of costume
The author narrates, chronologically, the architectural developments of classical architecture from 1420 to 1800. The author follows the developments of the Renaissance and Mannerism from 1420 to 1650 in countries such as Italy, Yugolslavia, Poland, Hungary, Norway, Finland and Northern Europe. The second section of the book looks at classicism from 1580 to 1800 with reference to countries such as England, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, USSR, Yugoslavia and Norway. Doreen Yarwood is the author of A Chronology of Western Architecture and The Architecture of Britain.