American Vitruvius: An Architects Handbook Of Civic Art; Author: Hegemann, Werner; Author: With Peets, Elbert; Hardback; Book

Author: Hegemann, Werner; Author: With Peets, Elbert
Hardback; Book; 1203 B&w Illustrations
324 pages
Published: December 1988
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 0910413355

Princeton Architectural Press's classic reprint series was established in 1981 to make rare volumes on architecture available to a wider audience. The books' beautiful reproductions and finest quality printing and binding match those of the originals, while their 9-by-12-inch format makes them accessible and affordable. New introductions bring a modern voice to these texts, updating them to become invaluable contemporary resources.Originally published in 1922, this guide to urban design contains 1203 plans, elevations and perspective views of European and American cities, from the Renaissance to the 20th century. This facsimile edition includes a preface by Leon Crier and texts by Alan Plattus and Christiane Collins.