Architectural forms and theories are spread not just by buildings, but by the distribution of images and descriptions fed through the printing press. This illustrated sequel to ""American Architects and Their Books to 1848"" discusses from various points of view the books that inspired architects, and the books the architects themselves produced.

Kenneth Hafertepe is associate professor of museum studies at Baylor University. James F. O'Gorman is Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of Art Emeritus at Wellesley College.