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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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The M.I.T. Press
Language
English
Pages
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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1995, The MIT Press, M.I.T. Press
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The Classical Language of Architecture
1991, Thames and Hudson
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The Classical Language of Architecture
1989, The M.I.T. Press
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"Scripts of six talks, written for the BBC and delivered in May-July 1963."

Bibliography: p. 53-56

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Genre
Terminology
Copyright Date
1963

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John Summerson and the British Broadcasting Corporation

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

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OL22774754M
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0262690128
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66024572
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97966
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