A dictionary of architecture

by Nikolaus Pevsner

The definitions and terminology used in this book attempt to relate to the architectural terms used in professional practice.

Genres: Architecture, Reference, Art, Nonfiction

554 pages, Unknown Binding

First published April 30, 1966

About the author

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner was one of the twentieth century's most learned and stimulating writers on art and architecture. He established his reputation with Pioneers of Modern Design, though he is probably best known for his celebrated series of guides, The Buildings of England, acknowledged as one of the great achievements of twentieth-century scholarship. He was also founding editor of The Pelican History of Art, the most comprehensive and scholarly history of art ever published in English.

Reviews

[Lysergius · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 1979 edition is a little dated now, but that matters little since most of the interesting stuff is historical anyway. Each architect of note has a paragraph or two detailing their major works which is very useful. There are also descriptions of various architectural features, vaults, domes etc. which are also illuminating. This is a useful book to carry about, since architecture of buildings is in a sense an open air art gallery and it is useful to be able to identify the salient features.

[Sean Evans]

Dictionary of Architecture, The Penguin: Fourth Edition (Penguin Reference Books.) by John Fleming (1991)

[Brent Barnard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is more of a reference book, so I didn't read it cover to cover, but it is interesting to scan.