The standard single-volume reference history of world architecture, first published by Banister Fletcher in 1896 and continuously revised since, cited here in its twentieth edition of 1996 for the comparative survey of styles, periods and buildings.
Facts
PublisherArchitectural Press
Source TypeReference Work
AuthorBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition)
Publication Year1996
The twentieth edition cited here; the first edition appeared in 1896. Sources
Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture
Banister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition), Architectural Press, 1996
Claims Backed By This Source (64 claims)
This source backs 64 claims across the atlas. As facts: 30 well-attested. As cited relationships: 14 holds, 5 connected. Plus 15 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Styles and Movements, 20 claims: 12 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 connected, 3 general references.
- Buildings and Structures, 10 claims: 10 holds.
- Elements and Materials, 9 claims: 2 holds, 7 general references.
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Concepts, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Categories, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Architects and Designers, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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