An Outline of European Architecture (Penguin Art and Architecture Series)

One of the most widely read boks on European architecture, Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work was first published in 1942. Through several revisions and updates during Pevsner's lifetime, it continued to be a seminal essay on the subject, and even after his death, it remains as stimulating as it was back in the mid-twentieth century. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983) was one of the twentieth century's most learned and stimulating writers on art and architecture. He established his reputation with Pioneers of Modern Design, though he is probably best known for his celebrated series of guides, The Buildings of England, acknowledged as one of the great achievements of twentieth-century scholarship. He was also founding editor of The Pelican History of Art, the most comprehensive and scholarly history of art ever published in English. A revised and updated full-color edition of the classic study of the history of European architecture Title Page......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 7 List of Illustrations......Page 8 List of Plates......Page 12 Foreword......Page 17 Introduction......Page 20 CHAPTER I - Twilight and Dawn - From the 6th to the 10th century......Page 24 CHAPTER II - The Romanesque Style c.l000 - c.1200......Page 38 CHAPTER lII - The Early and Classic Gothic Style c.1150-c.1250......Page 54 CHAPTER IV - The Late Gothic Style c.1250 - c.1500......Page 79 CHAPTER V - Renaissance and Mannerism c.1420- c.1600......Page 100 CHAPTER VI - The Baroque in the Roman Catholic Countries c.1600 -c.1760......Page 143 CHAPTER VII - Britain and France from the 16th to the 18th Century......Page 172 CHAPTER VIII - Romantic Movement, Historicism and Modern Movement - From 1760 to the present day......Page 213 Bibliography......Page 242 Some Technical Terms Explained......Page 248 A Comparison (between this edition and the two penguin editions of 1943 and 1945)......Page 252 Plates......Page 254 Index......Page 328 An Outline of European Architecture (Penguin Art and Architecture Series) - 1990 Penguin Books Third Printing