The Classical Language of Architecture
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Contributions
- John Summerson and the British Broadcasting Corporation - Copyright
Publication
1995 - The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, United States
Language
English
Word Count
14,000 words, Guess
Page Count
56 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15559386M
- ISBN-139780262690126
- ISBN-100262690128
- OCLC Control Number12715771
- OCLC Control Number607728
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Numberclassicallanguag0000summ
- Library of Congress Control Number66024572
- Goodreads1513898
- LibraryThing97966
Classifications
- LCCNA31 .S86 1963
- DDC721
Description
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.
Description
"Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963."
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