Classical Architecture - Hardcover

James Stevens Curl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 071346772X ISBN 13: 9780713467727

Publisher: Batsford Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

This beautifully illustrated book is concerned with the fundamental principles and various aspects of Classical Architecture, including a detailed, illustrated glossary that is almost a dictionary in itself. The author describes in clear, straightforward, jargon-free language the origins of Classical Architecture in Greek and Roman Antiquity, and outlines its continuous development, through its various manifestations during the Renaissance, its transformations in Baroque and Rococo phases, its re-emergence in eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century Neo-Classicism, and its survival into modern times. The text and illustrations celebrate the richness of the Classical architectural vocabulary, grammar, and language, and demonstrate the enormous range of themes and motifs embraced by the subject.

About this title

About the Author

James Stevens Curl is Professor of Architectural History and Senior Research Fellow at The Queen's University, Belfast. He received his doctorate at University College, London, and in 1991-92 was Visiting Fellow at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge. His many books include The Victorian Celebration of Death, The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture, The English Heritage Book of Victorian Churches, and The Art and Architecture of Freemasonry (winner of the Sir Banister Fletcher Award as Best Book of the Year, 1992).

Review

“Curl's book is a useful alternative to the orthodox architectural histories of classicism.  Enhancing its utility are its index, clearly drawn plans, useful glossary drawn largely from his A Dictionary of Architecture and extensive illustrations . . . . Anyone who delights in the best that the art of building can provide will value this book.”
- Carroll William Westfall, APT Bulletin

“One of the definitive works on architectural thought and practice.”
- Nicole V. Gagne, Traditional Building

Edition details

• Publisher: Batsford Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071346772X
• ISBN 13: 9780713467727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 231