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The Annotated Arch (Record no. 579520)
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| fixed length control field | 02557nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250808b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780740710247 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | pbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 720.9 |
| Item number | STR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Strickland, Carol |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Annotated Arch |
| Sub Title | : a crash course in the history of architecture |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Carol Strickland ; book designer, Barbara Cohen Aronica ; photographic researcher, Toby Greenberg ; managing editor, Patty Brown ; editor, Amy Handy. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Kansas City |
| Name of publisher | Andrews Mcmeel Pub., |
| Year of publication | c2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 178 p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| Dimensions | ; 27 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "A John Boswell Associates book." |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The Annotated Arch takes architectural history out of the realm of dreary textbooks into a world of dynamic design, succinct page-length essays and instructive sidebars. These graphic devices heighten the reader's ability to retain an impressive amount of information, even through a cursory reading. A brief run-through of the book's captions and sidebars provides a mini crash course in the history of architecture. Incorporating more than 250 illustrations, The Annotated Arch draws on the very elements of architecture to craft a visual and textual approach to the subject that no ordinary textbook could match. From Stonehenge to the Eiffel Tower, from Flippo Brunelleschi to Frank Lloyd Wright, the language of architecture is clarified in five sections. Everything you always wanted to know about architecture is all right here in The Annotated Arch, which covers architectural wonders from the Stone Age to the Space Age. Presented in a reader-friendly format, this new book enlightens, entertains, and informs with its lively look at architecture. What's the difference between Doric, Corinthian, and Ionic? Within the 192 illustrated pages of The Annotated Arch, readers will learn all about these distinctive styles--and more. From engineering breakthroughs to cultural history, from biographical anecdotes to analyses of corresponding and clashing styles The Annotated Arch covers all the architectural bases. The book breaks new ground with excerpts from interviews conducted by the author with leading contemporary architects. This new Annotated book follows Carol Strickland's first volume on art history, The Annotated Mona Lisa. Peppered with sidebars, The Annotated Arch will appeal to anyone who loves architecture or who simply wants to learn more about it in a painless, enjoyable way. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Architecture--history |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Handy, Amy |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 6TH FLOOR, B WING | 16.12.2010 | 720.9 STR | 474214 | 08.08.2025 | Reference |