List of Contributors Sources of Illustrations Preface Introduction Part One The Architecture of Egypt,the Ancient Near East,Asia,Greece and the Hellenistic Kingdoms 1 Background 2 Prehistoric 3 Egypt 4 The Ancient Near East 5 Early Asian Cultures 6 Greece 7 The Hellenistic Kingdoms Part Two The Architecture of Europe and the Mediterranean to the Renaissance 8 Background 9 Prehistoric 10 Rome and the Roman Empire 11 The Byzantine Empire 12 Early Russia 13 Early Mediaeval and Romanesque 14 Gothic Part Three The Architecture of Islam 15 Background 16 Seleucid,Parthian and Sassanina 17 Architecture of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates 18 Local Dynasties of Central Islam and Pre-Moghul India 19 Safavid Persia ,the Ottoman Empire and Moghul India 20 Vernacular Building and the Paradise Garden Part Four The Architecture of the Pre-Colonial Cultures outside Europe 21 Background 22 Africa 23 The Americas 24 China 25 Japan and Korea 26 Indian Subcontinent 27 South-east Asia Part Five The Architecture of the Renaissance and Post-Renaissance in Europe and Russia 28 Background 29 Italy 30 France,Spain and Portugal 31 Austria,Germany and Central Europe 32 The Low Countries and Britain 33 Russia and Scandinavia 34 Post-Renaissance Europe Part Six The Architecture of the Colonial and Post-colonial Periods outside Europe 35 Bacekground 36 Africa 37 The Americas …… Part Seven The Architecture of the Twentieth Century Bibliography Glossary Index