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 Sassanian
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  Background
36  Africa
37  The Americas
38  China
39  Japan and Korea
40  South-east Asia
41  Indian Subcontinent
42  Australasia

Part Seven – The Architecture of the Twentieth Century
43  Background
44  Western Europe 1900 to 1945
45  Western Europe since 1945
46  Eastern Europe
47  Russia and the Soviet Union
48  Middle East
49  Africa
50  North America 1900 to 1950
51  North America since 1950
52  Latin America
53  China
54  Japan and Korea
55  South-east Asia
56  Hong Kong
57  Indian Subcontinent
58  Oceania

Bibliography
Glossary
Index