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The Classical Language of Architecture

The Classical Language of Architecture

Author: John N. Summerson

Published Date: 2017

ISBN: 8425228611

Library of Congress Number: NA-0200.00000000

Availability: Available

Subjects: Architecture, Architecture, details, Architecture, greek, Architecture, history, Arquitetura (Historia), Bouwkunst, Classicisme, Details, Greek Architecture, History, Klassizismus, Kunst, Orders, Renaissance Architecture, Roman Architecture, Terminologie, Terminology

Sir John Summerson's short (roughly 80 page) classic is an informal yet trenchant explanation of the classical grammar that has shaped Western architecture from antiquity through the current age. Various architectural elements and styles are explained in a delightful prose that engages and informs.

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