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The classical language of architecture

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An edition of The Classical Language of Architecture (1707)

The classical language of architecture

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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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M.I.T. Press
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English
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56

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

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"Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963."

Includes bibliographical references.

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NA31 .S86 1966

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56 p.:
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OL17062192M

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