The Classical Language Of Architecture

Summerson John

Published by Methuen London 1964 (first edition)

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19.0 x 23.0cms (landscape) 56pp + 63 b/w plates very good hardback & dustwrapper This book sets out 'as simply and as vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of classical architecture'. It focuses on its expansion and use since the Renaissance. The chapters are: the essentials of classicism; the grammar of antiquity; 16th century linguistics; the rhetoric of the baroque; the light of reason and of archaeology; classical into modern; glossary; notes on the literature of classical architecture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Classical Language Of Architecture
• Publisher: Methuen London 1964 (first edition)
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included