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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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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
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The Classical Language of Architecture
1995, The MIT Press, M.I.T. Press
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in English
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The Classical Language of Architecture
1991, Thames and Hudson
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in English
- Revised and enlarged edition
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The Classical Language of Architecture
1989, The M.I.T. Press
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in English
- 14th printing
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