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

• Main Author: Curl, James Stevens 1937- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York : W.W. Norton, 2003.
• Edition: 1st American pbk. ed.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.