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Gillian Clements
The Picture History of Great Buildings
Frances Lincoln (62 pages) 9781845074883
Inside the covers of this somewhat mundanely titled book is a real treasure. It is crammed tightly full with pictures of the world's greatest buildings and each is load-bearing enough to have information all over the place without the page appearing unbalanced or crowded in any way. The order is chronological from the needs of migratory peoples through all the ages of civilisation, with some specific focus on buildings like the Taj Mahal and Sydney Opera House. The drawings are so full of detail that they will be the cause of much exploratory poring over, and it is all so brilliantly designed that the subject becomes fascinating even for anyone only vaguely interested enough to open the book.