Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms

Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms

Editorial Reviews Book Description This richly illustrated book illuminates the principles and elements of classical architecture, which have been at the heart of the Western experience for over two millennia. It explores Greek and Roman architecture and the architecture of eras that found in antiquity a basis for their own design-the Renaissance, the Baroque and Rococo, Neoclassicism, and the modern era. 333 b/w illustrations. About the Author James Stevens Curl is professor of architectural history at Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland.

Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms,James Stevens Curl,W. W. Norton & Company,0393731197,Ancient Architecture,Architecture,Architecture, Classical,Classicism in architecture,Criticism,General,History - General,Reference

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