Classical architecture : an introduction to its vocabulary and essentials, with a select glossary of terms /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Curl, James Stevens 1937- (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York : W.W. Norton, 2003.
• Έκδοση: 1st American pbk. ed.
• Θέματα: Αρχιτεκτονική, Αρχαία; Αρχιτεκτονική > Ιστορία; Κλασικισμός στην αρχιτεκτονική

Review: "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 la...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• What is classical architecture? A few definitions
• The orders of architecture and their application
• The Graeco-Roman roots of classical architecture
• The Renaissance period
• Baroque, Rococo, and Palladianism.