From the archive · Sunday, 23 August 2026

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Book1896

A History of Architecture

Banister Fletcher

The comparative reference, continuously revised for over a century — including revisions correcting its own Eurocentric original framing.

Level: Advanced
Access: Free
Length: —
Copy: link checked 17 Sept 2026
Filed under: Architectural History

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