Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture

“Book of the Century ... A thundering classic. No serious fan of architecture should be without it” – (of the twentieth edition), The American Institute of Architects

Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture is the acknowledged classic reference work for architectural history. It has been essential reading for generations of architects and students since the first edition was published in 1896 - and this tradition continues today as the new 21st edition provides the most up-to-date, authoritative and detailed account of the global history of architecture available in any form.

Thousands of major buildings from around the world are described and explained, accompanied by over 2,200 photographs, plans, and drawings. Architectural styles and traditions are placed within a clear framework, and the chronological and geographical arrangement of the work's 102 chapters allows for easy comparative analysis of cultural contexts, resources, and technologies. Published for the first time in full colour, and entirely rewritten throughout by over 100 leading international architectural historians, this is a landmark new edition of a classic work - one which reflects the very latest scholarship and brings a thoroughly contemporary understanding to over 5,500 years of global architectural history.

Table of contents
VOL. 1
Acknowledgements
Editor's Introduction
Banister Fletcher: the father, the son, his wife and their books
List of Maps and Urban Plans
Notes on Transliteration

PART ONE [3500 BCE to 500 BCE]
Introduction to Part One

1. Sumer and Akkad (Iraq), c.3500­–2000 BCE
2. Assyria (Iraq), c. 1900–612 BCE
3. Babylonia (Iraq), c. 1800–539 BCE
4. Hittite Empire (Turkey), c. 1650–1180 BCE
5. Egypt (Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom), c. 3100–2150 BCE
6. Egypt (Middle Kingdom), c. 2050–1650 BCE
7. Egypt (New Kingdom to Roman Era), c. 1150 BCE–641 CE
8. Minoan Crete and Mycenae (Greece), c. 2650–1159 BCE
9. Archaic Greece, c. 750–500 BCE
10. Etruria (Italy), c. 900­–300 BCE
11. Northwest Europe to c. 1000 BCE
12. Indus Valley (India/Pakistan), c. 2600–1700 BCE
13. China to c. 256 BCE

14. The Andes (Pre-Ceramic Period to Early Horizon), c. 4000-200 BCE

    PART TWO [500 BCE to 500 CE]
    Introduction to Part Two

15. Persia (Achaemenid to Sasanid Empires), c. 550 BCE–651 CE
16. Classical Greece, c. 500–400 BCE
17. Hellenistic Greece, c. 400–30 BCE
18. Republican Rome, c. 509–44 BCE
19. Imperial Rome and the Roman Empire, c. 31 BCE– 284 CE
20. Christian Roman Empire, c. 285–480 CE
21. Indian subcontinent, c. 500 BCE–600 CE
22. China (Qin and Han Dynasties), c. 221 BCE – 220 CE
23. China (Three Kingdoms to Northern and Southern Dynasties), c. 221 – 581 CE
24. The Andes (Early Intermediate Period to Middle Horizon), c. 0–1000 CE

25. Mesoamerica, c. 1500 BCE­–500 CE

    PART THREE [500 CE to 1000 CE]
    Introduction to Part Three

26. Greater Syria and Iraq (Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates), 661–1258
27. Iran and Central Asia, 651–1250
28. Egypt (Arab Conquest to Mamluk Dynasty), 641–1517
29. The Islamic West (North Africa, Spain and Italy), 700–1492
30. Byzantine Empire (Turkey/Mediterranean Rim), 324–1453
31. Italy, 500–1000
32. Carolingian Empire and France, 800–1150
33. Christian Spain and Portugal, 600–1200
34. British Isles, 500­–1150
35. Nordic Countries, 500–1000
36. Indian Subcontinent, 600–1400
37. China (Sui and Tang Dynasties), 581–907
38. Korea, 427–1392
39. Japan, 538–1333
40. West Africa, 400–1400
41. Mesoamerica, 500–1521

42. North America, 500–1400

    PART FOUR [1000 CE to 1500 CE]
    Introduction to Part Four

43. Iran and Central Asia, 1256–1507
44. The Holy Land (Israel/Palestine/Lebanon) and Crusader States, 1095–1489
45. Italy, 1000–1400
46. Holy Roman Empire (Central and Eastern Europe), 1075–1450
47. France, 1135–1450
48. Spain and Portugal, 1200–1492
49. The Low Countries, 1000–1430
50. British Isles, 1150–1450
51. Nordic Countries, 1000–1400
52. Russia, 988–1475
53. China (Liao to Yuan Dynasties), 907–1368
54. Khmer Empire and Southeast Asia, 800–1450

55. The Andes (Late Intermediate Period to Late Horizon), 1000–1532

    VOL. 2

    PART FIVE [1500 CE to 1800 CE]

    Introduction to Part Five

56. Iran (Safavid and Zand Dynasties), 1501–1794
57. Ottoman Empire, 1402–1839
58. Italian Peninsula, 1400­–1815
59. Central Europe (Holy Roman Empire), 1400–1806
60. France, 1450–1830
61. Spain and Portugal, 1492–1822
62. The Low Countries, 1450–1830
63. British Isles, 1500–1830
64. The Nordic Countries, 1450–1830
65. Russia, 1475–1830
66. Indian Subcontinent, 1400–1750
67. China (Ming and Qing Dynasties), 1368–1800
68. Korea (Joseon Dynasty), 1392–1876
69. Japan 1334–1868
70. Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania, 1400–1780
71. Africa, 1400–1800
72. Central and South America, 1492–1820

73. North America, 1513–1830

    PART SIX [1800 CE to 1900 CE]

    Introduction to Part Six

74. The Middle East, 1830–1914
75. Italian Peninsula, 1830–1914
76. Central Europe (Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire), 1815–191
77. France, 1830–1914
78. Spain and Portugal, 1830–1910
79. Britain and Ireland, 1830–1914
80. Scandinavia/Nordic countries, 1830–1914
81. Russia, 1830–1917
82. Indian subcontinent, 1750–1947
83. China, 1800–1912
84. Korea, 1876–1945
85. Japan, 1853–1945
86. Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania, 1780–1914
87. Africa, 1830–1914
88. Central and South America, 1810–1920

89. North America, 1830–1914

    PART SEVEN [1900 to present day]

    Introduction to Part Seven

90. The Middle East since 1914
91. Western Europe, 1900–1970
92. Eastern Europe, 1900–1970
93. Europe since 1970
94. Russia, 1917 to present
95. Indian Subcontinent, 1947 to present
96. China since 1914
97. Korea, 1945 to present
98. Japan, 1945 to present
99. Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania since 1900
100. Africa since 1914
101. Central and South America, 1920 to present

102. Canada and the USA since 1914

     Glossary
     Index