The classical language of architecture / John Summerson

Summerson, John (1904-1992)

Published by London : Methuen, 1964

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Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 19 x 23 cm. Notes: Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963. Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56). Contents: The essentials of classicism -- The grammar of antiquity -- Sixteenth-century linguistics -- The rhetoric of the Baroque -- The light of reason--and of archaeology -- Classical into modern. Subjects: Architecture ; Terminology. Architecture, Modern.Architecture. Architecture. Architecture Language. Architecture ; Terminologie. architecture (discipline). Architecture, Modern.Architecture. Klassizismus. Kunst. Architecture History. Classicism in architecture. Architecture Details. Classicism in architecture Europe. Architecture History. Architecture ; Terminology. Architecture Details. Architecture, Ancient. Classical architecture. Architecture Europe. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The classical language of architecture / John Summerson
• Publisher: London : Methuen
• Publication Date: 1964
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.