The Elements of Classical Architecture (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture)

Gromort, Georges

ISBN 10: 0393730514 / ISBN 13: 9780393730517

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

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Title: The Elements of Classical Architecture (...

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

A treasury of drawings in the great Beaux-Arts tradition.

Measuring and drawing classical buildings was the cornerstone of instruction at the famous Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and it remains the best training for an architect. This book reproduces two important texts by Georges Gromort, professor of architecture at the Ecole for half a century, with the addition of photographs of the buildings, still standing, on which the plates were based, and ten American drawings in the classical style. Illustrated and with plans

About the Authors:

Georges Gromort (1870-1961) taught architecture in Paris.

Henry Hope Reed is founder and president of Classical America and is the author of numerous books, including The Golden City and The New York Public Library. He lives in New York City.