An edition of The Classical Language of Architecture (1963)

The Classical Language of Architecture

14th printing

by

  • 80 Want to read
  • 1 Have read
Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture by John N. Summerson, John N. Summerson
Preview
Borrow

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Notes
  • 80 Want to read
  • 1 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by ImportBot
April 29, 2025 | History
Edit
An edition of The Classical Language of Architecture (1963)

The Classical Language of Architecture

14th printing

by

  • 80 Want to read
  • 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
The 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), Classical Architecture

People

Vitruvius, Michaelangelo, Bramante

Showing 3 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
Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture
The Classical Language of Architecture
1991, Thames and Hudson
Paperback in English - Revised and enlarged edition
Cover of: The Classical Language of Architecture
The Classical Language of Architecture
1989, The M.I.T. Press
Paperback in English - 14th printing

Add another edition?

Book Details

Edition Notes

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

Bibliography: p. 53-56

Published in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Genre
Terminology
Copyright Date
1963

Classifications

Library of Congress
NA31 .S86 1966

Contributors

Copyright
John Summerson and the British Broadcasting Corporation

The Physical Object

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

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22774754M
Internet Archive
classicallanguag00summ
ISBN 10
0262690128
LCCN
66024572
LibraryThing
97966
Goodreads
1513898

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1958665W

Source records

Buffalo State College record
marc_cca MARC record
Ithaca College Library MARC record
Internet Archive item record

Community Reviews (0)

No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

Loading indicator
Loading carousel
Loading indicator
Loading carousel

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
April 29, 2025 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
November 19, 2022 Edited by noideaatall Publication year updated according to p. 6 of the book; additional info added
November 18, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Merge works (MRID: 26460)
November 17, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
December 29, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Buffalo State College record