古今東西の建築を美麗写真多数で網羅する一大ヴィジュアル・レファレンス。1巻あたり1,000点以上のカラー図版が、全体と細部をヴィヴィッドに再現。歴史と文化が育んだ建築をあらゆるコンテクストから読み解くためのガイド。ペーパーバック全巻セットは各巻合計価格から20% offの特価。New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2007-2015. This series of seven books focuses on the story of the Classical tradition from its origins in Mesopotamia and Egypt, through its realization in ancient Greece and Rome, to the Renaissance, Neo-Classicism, Eclecticism and Modernism. This thread is supplemented with detailed excursions to cover the development of architecture in Central America, India, South-East Asia, and the Islamic world.