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The classical language of architecture
John N. Summerson
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An edition of The Classical Language of Architecture (1963)

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)
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Bibliography: p. 53-56.
"Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963."

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721
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NA31 .S86 1966

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56 p.
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