Architecture in context Antiquity – Origins, Classicism and the New Rome The East – Buddhists, Hindus and the Sons of Heaven Islam – From Medina to the Mahgreb and from the Indies to Istanbul The West – From the advent of Christendom to the eve of Reformation Modernity – After Enlightenment Architecture in Context is a series of five books by Christopher Tadgell describing and illustrating all the seminal architectural traditions from man’s early settlements in the Euphrates and Jordan valleys to the technologically complex and stylistically sophisticated buildings of the second half of the twentieth century. Each stand-alone volume sets the buildings described and llustrated within their political, technological, social and cultural contexts, exploring architecture not only as the development of form but as an expression of the civilization within which it evolved. Each title has the main narrative text accompanied by a case-study text running alongside. This had to be typographically solved by different fonts and text widths. Navigation is very important on a book this complex. Editing and layout by Tom Neville. Extent: 668-916 pages Binding: Hardback, jacketed Price: £65.00 ISBN: Volume 1: 978-0415407502, Volume 2: 978-0415407526, Volume 3: 978-0415436090, Volume 4: 978-0415407540 Format: 19 x 21.6 cm Font: Adobe Caslon Regular 9.8 pt/13 pt; Meta Plus Bold Roman 10/13 pt Publisher: Routledge Printing: Sheet Offset Printer: Everbest, China; Replika, India Paper: 120 g/m² matt art white Cover material: 3mm board, jacket 150 g/m² matt art white Date: 2007-2010