The Visual Dictionary of Buildings

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EYEWITNESS VISUAL DICTIONARIES
THE VISUAL DICTIONARY of
Buildings
Come and explore BUILDINGS from the inside out! This visual dictionary looks at the Inner structure of buildings of all kinds and from all ages, Including castles and cathedrals, stately homes and skyscrapers, and much more. Open these pages and And:
Over 200 outstanding original photographs and graphic illustrations.
Exploded views and cutaway photographs that reveal
even the tiniest details of buildings. •
A fascinating new kind of dictionary that can be used by the entire family.
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Concise text and carefully researched definitions that
are user-friendly for people of all ages. •
Instant access to a 5,000-word specialist vocabulary.
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Fülszöveg

EYEWITNESS VISUAL DICTIONARIES
THE VISUAL DICTIONARY of
Buildings
Come and explore BUILDINGS from the inside out! This visual dictionary looks at the Inner structure of buildings of all kinds and from all ages, Including castles and cathedrals, stately homes and skyscrapers, and much more. Open these pages and And:
Over 200 outstanding original photographs and graphic illustrations.
Exploded views and cutaway photographs that reveal
even the tiniest details of buildings. •
A fascinating new kind of dictionary that can be used by the entire family.
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Concise text and carefully researched definitions that
are user-friendly for people of all ages. •
Instant access to a 5,000-word specialist vocabulary.
EYEWITNESS VISUAL DICTIONARIES
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Here is an entirely new kind of dictionary—one that Is packed with superb illustrations and thousands of architectural terms.
The VISUAL DICTIONARY OF BUILDINGS will give you instant access to the specialized vocabulary of architects and builders throughout the ages.
If you know what an architectural style or feature looks like but don't know its name, then turn to the labels aroimd the illustrations. If you know an architectural term but don't know what it refers to, then the comprehensive index will direct you to the illustration that bears the name.
Buildings are depicted "whole" in full-color photographs or illustrations. Then they are taken apart —or "exploded"—and each feature is identified with a carefully researched label.
Find out the answers to these questions and many others:
Where in a building might you And a quarrel?
What are the three orders of Greek architecture?
How is a thatched roof made?
What kind of building has a drum and a roll?
Where can you And the Lady Chapel or the gentlemen's rooms?
This volume forms part of a series which, like the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books, builds thematically into a comprehensive and exquisitely photographed treasure trove of words and pictures providing high-quality information for readers of all ages. Vissza