Product Description: This book traces the earliest history of architecture at its birthplace in the ancient Middle East (primarily the current Iran and Iraq) and ancient Egypt, and covers archeological sites, temples, tombs, and early dwellings - several of which have been the subject of recent news coverage on sites and treasures threatened by the Iraq war and political instability...read more

Product Description: This is a study of the "Christianization" of the city between the third and sixth centuries. The text traces changes in the meaning of urban space and in the ritual practices of Jewish, Christian and Graeco-Roman cults through an investigation of the art and archaeology of four important late antique sites: Dura Europos (mid third century), Jerash and Jerusalem (fourth and fifth centuries) and Ravenna (sixth century)...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Professor Giedion examines the art and architecture of the first high civilizations of Egypt and Sumer.

Examines the origins, development, and distinctive styles and achievements of the architectures of the four ancient civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean