An edition of The Classical Language of Architecture (1963)

The classical language of architecture

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 70 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read
The classical language of architecture
John N. Summerson
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 0 Ratings
  • 70 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by tmanarl
November 18, 2022 | History
Edit
An edition of The Classical Language of Architecture (1963)

The classical language of architecture

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 70 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

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.

Publish Date
Publisher
M.I.T. Press
Language
English
Pages
56

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects
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)
People
Vitruvius, Michaelangelo, Bramante

Showing 4 featured editions. View all 18 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture
The Classical Language of Architecture
1995, The MIT Press, M.I.T. Press
Paperback in English - 18th printing
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The classical language of architecture
The classical language of architecture
1993, M.I.T. Press
in English
  • Not in Library
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture
The Classical Language of Architecture
1991, Thames and Hudson
Paperback in English - Revised and enlarged edition
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture
The Classical Language of Architecture
1989, The M.I.T. Press
Paperback in English - 14th printing
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

"Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963"--P. [6].

Bibliography: p. 53-56.

Published in
Cambridge, Mass

Classifications

Library of Congress
NA31 .S86 1963

The Physical Object

Pagination
56 p., [24] p. of plates :
Number of pages
56

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21022264M
ISBN 10
0262690128
Library Thing
97966
Goodreads
1513898

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

See All

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
November 18, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Merge works (MRID: 26460)
November 17, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
August 18, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 16, 2010 Edited by bgimpertBot Added goodreads ID.
October 31, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from University of Toronto MARC record