World Architecture: The Masterworks (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780500342749)

Will Pryce unveils a world of beauty and genius in this unparalleled, specially photographed survey of the world's architectural master- pieces. More than 350 color photographs celebrate the finest buildings from over two thousand years of civilization: Hagia Sophia, the Gothic cathedrals of Europe, Islamic masterworks at Isfahan, the Taj Mahal, the Palace of Westminster, Gehry's iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and much more.

There are some eighty buildings featured, more than forty of which receive in-depth attention in detailed photo essays. Pryce's accompanying texts and commentaries provide an extra dimension of understanding for the contexts in which they were created, and of the evolution of architecture through history.

Author: Will Pryce
ISBN-10: 0500342741
ISBN-13: 9780500342749
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2011
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.94lbs
Size: 11.68h x 9.23w x 1.09d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 122
Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 170