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The Story of Architecture
By Milo, Francesco & Cecchi, Lorenzo & Ricciardi, Andrea
- ISBN
- 978-0-87226-528-8
- Publisher
- New York : Peter Bedrick Books, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 4, 2000
Gr 4-7 Milo attempts to introduce 8000 years of construction technologies, covering a multitude of continents and cultures. Although he does a good job of organizing the information and the book doesn't have a crowded appearance, it is difficult to cover so much ground in detail or depth. He explores important styles, periods, building materials, and purposes. This sets the book apart from Philip Wilkinson's Amazing Buildings (DK, 1993) and Mike Corbishley's The World of Architectural Wonders (Peter Bedrick, 1996), both of which offer a hodgepo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
