This beautifully illustrated volume narrates the development of architecture across a huge swathe of the world and over a period extending from prehistory to the arrival of Islam and its distinct traditions from the eleventh century onwards.
Covers the development of architecture across the world, from the Indian subcontinent to the Japanese archipelago, over a period extending from prehistory to the arrival of Islam and its distinct traditions from the eleventh century onwards. This book contains over 1,000 photogr…
"The East, the second in a series of five books that describe and illustrate the seminal architectural traditions of the world, is a survey of unparalleled range. The journey starts on the Indian subcontinent with the Vedic and native cultures of the 2nd millennium BCE. Modified…