Classical Architecture: An Introduction To Its Vocabulary And Essentials, With A Select Glossary Of Terms

Curl Stevens, James

ISBN 10: 0393731197 / ISBN 13: 9780393731194

Published by W.W. Norton, New York / London, 2003

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black & white pictorial wraps w/ black printing. 231 pgs w/ bw figures/illustrations. "This well-illustrated book describes the fundamental principles and various aspects of Classical architecture, including a detailed, illustrated glossary that is almost a dictionary of Classical architecture in itself. Professor James Stevens Curl discusses in clear, straightforward language the origins of Classical architecture in Greek and Roman Antiquity and outlines its continuous development, through its various manifestations during the Renaissance, its transformations in Baroque and Rococo phases, its re-emergence in eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century Neoclassicism, and its survival into the modern era. The text and illustrations celebrate the richness of the Classical architectural vocabulary, grammar, and language, and demonstrate the enormous range of themes and motifs found in the subject."--Jacket. VG (toning to wraps; edge-wear & scratches. tightly bound; appears unread). Seller Inventory # 190560

Bibliographic Details

Title: Classical Architecture: An Introduction To ...

Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York / London

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Softcover

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Synopsis:

All those who wish to look at buildings old and new with an informed eye will find in this book a rich fund of material, and the basis for an understanding of a fecund source of architectural design that has been at the heart of western culture for over two and a half millennia

Review:

One of the definitive works on architectural thought and practice.--Nicole V. Gagne