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AASL Core Reference List: Styles

Association of Architecture School Librarians Core Reference List

Essential

Blumenson, John J.G. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945. 2nd ed., rev. & enl. New York: Norton, 1990.
Calloway, Stephen, and Elizabeth C. Cromley. The Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present. Rev. ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
Calloway, Stephen, Elizabeth C. Cromley, and Alan Powers. Elements of Style: An Encyclopedia of Domestic Architectural Detail. 4th ed. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2012.
Cragoe, Carol Davidson. How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architectural Styles. New York: Rizzoli, 2008.
McAlester, Virginia, and A. Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Knopf, 1984.
Ricketts, Shannon, Leslie Maitland, and Jacqueline Hucker. A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles. 2nd ed. Peterborough, Canada: Broadview Press, 2004.
Yorke, Trevor. British Architectural Styles: An Easy Reference Guide. Newbury, UK: Countryside Books, 2008.

Supplementary

Poppeliers, John C., S. Allen Chambers, and Nancy B. Schwartz. What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture. Rev. ed. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press, 2003.