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Book SynopsisA architecture book that follows the story of brick from 5,000 bc to its use in building today, via the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival.
Trade Review'Wonderful … highly seductive for any architect, with page after page of beautiful large photographs of every conceivable way of using brick … the pictures, juxtapositions and themes are compelling' - RIBA Journal
'As a visually seductive and accessible account of its subject, this book is unlikely to be bettered for many a year' - The Architects’ Journal
Table of Contents1. The first brick buildings in Egypt and Mesopotamia • 2. Rome and early Islam • 3. Medieval Europe and later Islam • 4. The Renaissance: Europe and the world • 5. The Eighteenth Century • 6. Industry and romanticism in the 19th century • 7. Tradition, innovation and renewal – the 20th century • 8. Conclusion – ideas for the future
