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Classical Language of Architecture by John Summerson (1966, Trade Paperback)
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The Classical Language of Architecture. Title : The Classical Language of Architecture. Publication Date : Dec 15 1966. Publisher : The MIT Press.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262690128
ISBN-139780262690126
eBay Product ID (ePID)117543
Product Key Features
Book TitleClassical Language of Architecture
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDecoration & Ornament, History / Ancient & Classical, History / General
Publication Year1966
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreArchitecture
AuthorJohn Summerson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight6.2 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal721
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language. Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an awareness of these rules even if they vary them, break them or poetically contradict them. Sir Christopher Wren described them as the "Latin" of architecture and the analogy is almost exact. There is the difference, however, that whereas the learning of Latin is a slow and difficult business, the language of classical architecture is relatively simple. It is still, to a great extent, the mode of expression of our urban surroundings, since classical architecture was the common language of the western world till comparatively recent times. Anybody to whom architecture makes a strong appeal has probably already discovered something of its grammar for himself. In this book, the author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of this architectural language. He is less concerned with its development in Greece and Rome than with its expansion and use in the centuries since the Renaissance. He explains the vigorous discipline of "the orders" and the scope of "rustication"; the dramatic deviations of the Baroque and, in the last chapter, the relationship between the classical tradition and the "modern" architecture of today. The book is intended for anybody who cares for architecture but more specifically for students beginning a course in the history of architecture, to whom a guide to the classical rules will be an essential companion., The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language.
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