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Title: A History of Western Architecture by David Watkin ISBN: 0-8230-2273-0 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Pictures without words
Comment: Dr. Watkin and his publishers would have done better to have deleted virtually all of the text from this tome, leaving more room for the most successful part of the book, its photographs. While the bleeding of the images helps make the format seem more up-to-date, this book remains hopelessly out-of-date, the inclusion of Frank O. Ghery's Bilbao Museum and I. M. Pei's glowing pyramid on the cover notwithstanding. The gaps in this book are egregious as are the waxing and waning from over- to under-statement. While the color images are lovely, many of the black & white images of pre-20th century works seem as if they were taken from a photocopy.
Dr. Watkins' propensity to treat "the New World" as a lost appendage of the British Empire colors the latter chapters in particular. The influence, for example, of "The Chicago School" barely registers within his stylometric system. As is often the case with survey books, in the end it seems quite a lot about all too little.
Rating: 4
Summary: improper details
Comment: First time I read D. Watkin's book almost 10 years ago. Basically, it is a comprehensive and detailed throughout. However, I was struck by one 'little' improper detail - instead of the picture of Haja Sophia (St. Sophia Cathedral) in Kiev built in 11 cent. I found a picture of a Neo-Byzantine style church which dates to the beginning of the 20 cent. I'm just curious is it that difficult for a recognized art historian to tell the difference? Or it's just a matter of 'neglegence'? In 1996 I wrote a letter to the Publishing house and recieved a nice answer saying that in the case of the third print they would definitely check and replace the picture with the proper one. No changes so far.
Rating: 4
Summary: A History from Ancient Rome to the Present, Well Illustrated
Comment: Suprisingly the book begins with Ancient Rome, leaving the Caves, Stonehenge, and Egypt out, but as a result has more time to explore Western Architecture in greater depth for a Survey Book. The photographs are excellent, with many in color.
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Title: Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers ISBN: 0810942534 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Furniture Styles by Louise Ade Boger ISBN: 0881339393 Publisher: Waveland Press Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $38.95 |
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Title: Modern Architecture Since 1900 by William J.R. Curtis ISBN: 0714833568 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 27 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Landscape Architecture : An Illustrated History in Timelines, Site Plans and Biography by William A. Mann ISBN: 0471594652 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $80.00 |
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Title: Preserving the Built Heritage: Tools for Implementation by J. Mark Schuster, John De Monchaux, Charles A. Riley, Salzburg Seminar ISBN: 0874518318 Publisher: University Press of New England Pub. Date: 15 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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