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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPhaidon Press The Limited
ISBN-100714838721
ISBN-139780714838724
eBay Product ID (ePID)720735
Product Key Features
Book TitleLost Masterpieces
Number of Pages180 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicBuildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, General
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorJoseph F. Paxton, John Mckean
Book SeriesArchitecture 3s Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight59.2 Oz
Item Length12 in
Item Width12 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-300753
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal724/.5
SynopsisPart of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context,his text considers Paxton's Crystal Palace, McKim, Mead & White'sennsylvania Station and Dutert's Palais des Machines. It includes speciallyroduced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed andut together. The text explains why a knowledge of these structures is vitalo an understanding of the history of architecture, as, together theseuildings, with their innovative approaches to design and new technology,aved the way for the modern architectural movement.