"Available again in paperback, this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious about the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. He describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, from the most ideal to the most utilitarian. More than seven hundred illustrations illuminate the text. Both Europe and America have been covered with examples chosen largely from the nineteenth century, the crucial period for diversification. Included are national monuments, libraries, theaters, hospitals, prisons, factories, hotels, and many other public buildings; churches and private dwellings have been excluded for practical reasons. The author is concerned not only with the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, but also with differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style."

"History of Building Types"
"A history of building types : the A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts, 1970 the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C"
"Funktion und Form : die Geschichte der Bauwerke des Westens"
"A history of building types : the A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts, 1970 ; the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C"
"História de las tipologías arquitectonicas"
"A History of building types"
"A history of building types : (extended version of the Mellon lectures 1970)"
"A History of building types : extended version of the Mellon Lectures, National Gallery of Art, Washington 1970"
"A history of building types. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1970 at The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC : National monuments. Government buildings. Theatres. Libraries. Museums. Hospitals. Prisons. Hotels. Exchanges and banks. Warehouses and office buildings. Railway stations. Market halls, conservatories and exhibition buildings. Shops and stores. Factories"
"A history of building types"@en
"A history of building types"
"A history of building types"@it
"Historia de las tipologías arquitectónicas"@ca
"Historia de las tipologías arquitectónicas"
"Historia de las tipologías arquitectónicas"@es
"A history of building types : [the A. W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts, 1970, delivered at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.]"
"Historia de las tipologías arquitéctónicas"@es
"Historia de las tipologias arquitectonicas"
"History of building types"