LEADER 03713nam 2200541 450 001 9910812073303321 005 20230801233005.0 010 $a1-78067-204-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000077326 035 $a(EBL)1876114 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001166901 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11687003 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001166901 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11121205 035 $a(PQKB)10324341 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1876114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1876114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10817837 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL664327 035 $a(OCoLC)866622272 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000077326 100 $a20140101d2012 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading architecture $ea visual lexicon /$fOwen Hopkins 210 1$aLondon :$cLaurence King Publishing,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (176 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-33045-X 311 $a1-85669-736-3 327 $aReading Architecture; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Building Types; The Classical Temple; The Temple Front; Temple Front Widths; Intercolumniation; Types; Internal Spaces; The Medieval Cathedral; West-End Portal; South Transept Portal; Plan; Church plan; Section; Furnishings; The Renaissance Church; Exterior; Plan; Interior; The Baroque Church; Exterior; Plan; Interior; Fortified Buildings; Keep Castle; Concentric Castle; Exterior; Country Houses and Villas; Street-Facing Buildings; Public Buildings; The Modern Block; High-Rise Buildings; Chapter 2: Structures; Columns and Piers; Types 327 $aThe Classical OrdersNon-Classical Capitals; Arches; Elements; Round Arches; Pointed Arches; Other Arch Forms; Types; Modern Structures; Concrete; Steel; Building Forms; Chapter 3: Architectural Elements; Walls and Surfaces; Masonry; Common Types of Stone; Surfaces; Rustication; Brick; Positions; Bonds; Mortar Joints; Types; Timber; Tiles and Ceramics; Concrete and Renders; Glass; Metal and Synthetic Materials; Large-Scale Wall Articulations and Features; Surface Articulations; Unenriched Mouldings; Enriched Mouldings and Decorative Elements; Windows and Doors; Types; Delineating Apertures 327 $aClassical AperturesPediment Types; Gothic Apertures: Tracery Elements; Gothic Apertures: Tracery Types; Common Window Forms; Window Projections and Balconies; Roof Lights; Common Door Forms; Roofs; Types; Tiling and Roof-Cladding Types; Pitched and Gabled Roofs; Gable Types; Spires and Castellations; Spire Types; Domes; Exterior; Interior; Types; Structures; Trusses; Vaults; Rib Vault Types; Stairs and Lifts; Staircase Components; Staircase Types; Lifts and Escalators; Glossary; Index; Picture Credits; Acknowledgements 330 $aThis innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the architectural features so that, unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. Clear line drawings and extensive color photographs illustrate each of the main building types, from forts to churches, stately homes to skyscrapers. The individual structural elements and materials common to all buildings are explained, whether in Classical, Gothic or Modernist style, before delving into the inner architectural details, such as doors and window 606 $aArchitecture 615 0$aArchitecture. 676 $a176 700 $aHopkins$b Owen$0803634 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812073303321 996 $aReading architecture$93970156 997 $aUNINA