Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements 1. The Urban Revolution: Prehistory to the 3rd century BC 2. The Coming of the Christian Era: 2nd century BC to 5th century AD 3. Feudal Europe: 6th to 10th centuries 4. Rebuilding the Faith: 11th and 12th centuries 5. The City Reborn: 12th and 13th centuries 6. Capitalist Renaissance: 14th and 15th centuries 7. Enlightenment: 16th and 17th centuries 8. The Dual Revolution: 18th century 9. The Age of Iron: Early 19th century 10. Victorian Values: 1850 to 1914 11. The Heroic Age of Modernism: 1914 to 1945 12. Welfare Capitalism: 1945 to 1973 13. After Modernism: 1973 to now Select Bibliography Index

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This classic bestselling book details the development of Western architecture through the centuries. This fourth edition brings the text up to date with new illustrations and chapters.

About the Author

Bill Risebero is an architect and town planner who since 1988 has taught architecture, design and urban regeneration at a number of British and American universities. He has also written two other books on architecture: Modern Architecture and Design, and Fantastic Form.