Status
Available
Publication
The MIT Press (1985), 604 pages
Description
The classic reference work on the arcades, passages, and galleries of late 18th- and 19th-century Europe and America, Arcadesopens with an account of the architectural and social history of the arcade and a discussion of its typological development. The core of the book is a descriptive catalog of nearly 300 arcades, listed alphabetically by city, and illustrated with some 200 plans and drawings and 265 photographs. Johann Friedrich Geist is a practicing architect who teaches architectural theory and history at the School of Art in Berlin.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
11.02 inches
ISBN
0262570629 / 9780262570626
Other editions
Arcades: The History of a Building Type by Johann F. Geist (Paperback)
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