Architectural Styles (1979)

Contents

The Main Features That Distinguish Styles

Columns and Entablatures

Capitals

The austerity of the ancient orders of columns gave way in late Roman times to a greater freedom, albeit void of imagination, and was then lost altogether for centuries. During the early Christian era, capitals from old ruined palaces were used for churches. The Middle Ages then saw a remarkable creative flowering of the art of the capital, which began to lapse only with the advent of the Gothic style.

Pillars and Pilasters

Doorways

Windows

Pediments and Gables

Gables and Facades

Facades

Towers

Theaters

Ground Plans of Churches

Ground Plans of Houses

Glossary

Source Citation

Pothorn, Herbert. Architectural Styles: An Historical Guide to World Design. New York, NY: Facts on File Publications. 1979

Key Facts

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301 total terms in source
245 duplicative terms of those already existing in the Architectural Dictionary
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84 sources in dictionary
15,274 unique terms in dictionary
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