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Pevsner, Nikolaus

History of Building Types : the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1970 the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. / by Nikolaus Pevsner - New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1997. - 352 p. : ill. - A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts ; 19 Bollingen series ; no. xxxv. 19 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : National monuments and monuments to genius --
Government buildings from the late twelfth to the late seventeenth centuries --
Government buildings from the eighteenth century: houses of parliament --
Government buildings from the eighteenth century: ministries and public offices --
Government buildings from the eighteenth century: town halls and law courts --
Theatres --
Libraries --
Museums --
Hospitals --
Prisons --
Hotels --
Exchanges and banks --
Warehouses and office buildings --
Railway stations --
Market halls, conservatories and exhibition buildings --
Shops, stores and department stores --
Factories.

ISBN: 9780691018294

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public Buildings--Europe--Twentieth Century
Architectural Evolution
Residential Architecture

Dewey Class. No.: 725.09 / PEV-H