World of Art
The Classical Language of Architecture
About this book
Sir John Summerson's short (roughly 80 page) classic is an informal yet trenchant explanation of the classical grammar that has shaped Western architecture from antiquity through the current age. Various architectural elements and styles are explained in a delightful prose that engages and informs.
World of Art · 18 books
In publication order- Art of the Byzantine Era 1963
- The Classical Language of Architecture 1963 This book
- The Arts of Spain 1964
- Ancient Arts of Central Asia 1965
Subjects
- architecture
- architecture, details
- architecture, greek
- architecture, history
- arquitetura (historia)
- bouwkunst
- classical architecture
- classicisme
- details
- détails
- greek architecture
- history
- klassizismus
- kunst
- orders
- renaissance architecture
- roman architecture
- terminologie
- terminology