Home›Sources›Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureSourcesSir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureReference WorkCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextArchitecture and Design Atlas. "Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/sources/banister-fletcher-history.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextArchitecture and Design Atlas. (n.d.). Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/sources/banister-fletcher-historyCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{architectureanddesignatlas-sir-banister-fletcher-s-a-history-of-arc, author = {Architecture and Design Atlas}, title = {Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture}, year = {2026}, url = {https://architecture.interactiveatlas.org/sources/banister-fletcher-history}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 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.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (64 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedArchitectural PressSource TypeWell-attestedReference WorkAuthorWell-attestedBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition)Publication YearWell-attested1996The twentieth edition cited here; the first edition appeared in 1896.SourcesSir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition), Architectural Press, 1996Claims 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 TopicStyles 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.Well-attested30CategoriesBuildings and StructuresStyles and MovementsConceptsTectonicsOpen QuestionsDid Adolf Loos's own richly finished interiors, in travertine, cipollino marble and mahogany, contradict the argument against ornament that Ornament and Crime makes, or is decoration in expensive natural material a different thing from applied ornament in his own terms?SourcesSir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureStyles and MovementsChicago SchoolConstructivist ArchitectureRomanesque ArchitectureHolds14Buildings and StructuresChrysler BuildingPalace of VersaillesSt. Peter's BasilicaTaj MahalThe AlhambraThe Forbidden CityElements and MaterialsDomeVaultStyles and MovementsGothic ArchitectureRoman ArchitectureConnected5ConceptsTectonicsOpen QuestionsDid Adolf Loos's own richly finished interiors, in travertine, cipollino marble and mahogany, contradict the argument against ornament that Ornament and Crime makes, or is decoration in expensive natural material a different thing from applied ornament in his own terms?Styles and MovementsChicago SchoolDeconstructivismGeneral References15Architects and DesignersImhotepCategoriesBuildings and StructuresStyles and MovementsConceptsTectonicsElements and MaterialsArchCantileverConcreteDomePendentivePost-and-Lintel ConstructionVaultOpen QuestionsDid Adolf Loos's own richly finished interiors, in travertine, cipollino marble and mahogany, contradict the argument against ornament that Ornament and Crime makes, or is decoration in expensive natural material a different thing from applied ornament in his own terms?Styles and MovementsChicago SchoolConstructivist ArchitectureRomanesque ArchitectureComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year