Explore Gladys Wynne books at New West Press.

Gladys Wynne's Architecture introduces architectural history through forms and details that readers can learn to recognize. Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Norman, Gothic, and Renaissance buildings provide different examples of how a structure can be shaped and decorated. This collection centers on an introductory book written for younger readers, with a subject that encourages looking as much as memorizing. Readers can begin to compare arches, columns, proportions, and surfaces, using the book to develop questions about buildings encountered in pictures or in person and the traditions from which their features come.

This is an invitation to connect reading with observation and questions. Keep track of unfamiliar terms, sketch an example, or compare a historical explanation with a current reference. Older educational writing can reveal how a subject was introduced to earlier readers while offering a starting point for further study. Browse the edition below to explore this approach to learning.