The staircase : the architecture of ascent Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Martine Diot, Adelaïde de Savray, Jérôme Coignard, Jean Dethier.
Language: English Publication details: New York, NY : Thames&Hudson ; 2013. Description: 240 p. : ill. : col ; photography ; 34 cmISBN: 9780500517093Subject(s): Staircases--History | Architecture -- Staircase | Stairs--HistoryLOC classification: NA 3060 .E83613 2013| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | NA 3060 .E83613 2013 | Not for loan | 011898 |
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Requiem for the Staircase : introduction / Oscar Tusquets Blanca -- A Lesson in Architecture : 1100-1600 / Martine Diot -- A Theatre of Power : 1600-1800 / Adélaïde de Savray -- The Apotheosis of Ornament : 1800-1900 / Jérôme Coignard -- From Art Nouveau to the Present Day : 1900-now / Jean Dethier.
"The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian: to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today"-- Provided by publisher.