Classical Language Architecture by John Summerson, First Edition (11 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. first edition,3p thus; Third printing". VERY GOOD CONDITION, name cover "Thomas Svn".else clean, sold,bright ; white titles on bright black,white & yellow paper covers.showing corner baseboard details. ; 80 pages; set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language. grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an awareness of these rules.

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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by T & H, 1983. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language.Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an awareness of these rules even if they vary them, break them or poetically contradict them. Sir Christopher Wren described them as the "Latin" of architecture and the analogy is almost exact. There is the difference, however, that whereas the learning of Latin is a slow and difficult business, the language of classical architecture is relatively simple. It is still, to a great extent, the mode of expression of our urban surroundings, since classical architecture was the common language of the western world till comparatively recent times. Anybody to whom architecture makes a strong appeal has probably already discovered something of its grammar for himself.In this book, the author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of this architectural language. He is less concerned with its development in Greece and Rome than with its expansion and use in the centuries since the Renaissance. He explains the vigorous discipline of "the orders" and the scope of "rustication"; the dramatic deviations of the Baroque and, in the last chapter, the relationship between the classical tradition and the "modern" architecture of today. The book is intended for anybody who cares for architecture but more specifically for students beginning a course in the history of architecture, to whom a guide to the classical rules will be an essential companion. The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 48 pages, illustrated. Published as an introduction and accompaniment to 6 BBC broadcast talks by the author in May-June 1963. Covers rubbed with light creasing.

First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 19 x 23 cm. Notes: Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963. Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56). Contents: The essentials of classicism -- The grammar of antiquity -- Sixteenth-century linguistics -- The rhetoric of the Baroque -- The light of reason--and of archaeology -- Classical into modern. Subjects: Architecture ; Terminology. Architecture, Modern.Architecture. Architecture. Architecture Language. Architecture ; Terminologie. architecture (discipline). Architecture, Modern.Architecture. Klassizismus. Kunst. Architecture History. Classicism in architecture. Architecture Details. Classicism in architecture Europe. Architecture History. Architecture ; Terminology. Architecture Details. Architecture, Ancient. Classical architecture. Architecture Europe. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 56 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 19 x 23 cm. Notes: Scripts of six talks, written for the B.B.C. and delivered in May-July 1963. Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56). Contents: The essentials of classicism -- The grammar of antiquity -- Sixteenth-century linguistics -- The rhetoric of the Baroque -- The light of reason--and of archaeology -- Classical into modern. Subjects: Architecture ; Terminology. Architecture, Modern.Architecture. Architecture. Architecture Language. Architecture ; Terminologie. architecture (discipline). Architecture, Modern.Architecture. Klassizismus. Kunst. Architecture History. Classicism in architecture. Architecture Details. Classicism in architecture Europe. Architecture History. Architecture ; Terminology. Architecture Details. Architecture, Ancient. Classical architecture. Architecture Europe. 1 Kg.

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 56 pages text, 63 b/w plates, bibliography, glossary, illustrated endpapers.Soiling, creasing to covers, contents fine, unmarked. [824] Size: 185mm. x 230mm. Book.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language.Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an awareness of these rules even if they vary them, break them or poetically contradict them. Sir Christopher Wren described them as the "Latin" of architecture and the analogy is almost exact. There is the difference, however, that whereas the learning of Latin is a slow and difficult business, the language of classical architecture is relatively simple. It is still, to a great extent, the mode of expression of our urban surroundings, since classical architecture was the common language of the western world till comparatively recent times. Anybody to whom architecture makes a strong appeal has probably already discovered something of its grammar for himself.In this book, the author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of this architectural language. He is less concerned with its development in Greece and Rome than with its expansion and use in the centuries since the Renaissance. He explains the vigorous discipline of "the orders" and the scope of "rustication"; the dramatic deviations of the Baroque and, in the last chapter, the relationship between the classical tradition and the "modern" architecture of today. The book is intended for anybody who cares for architecture but more specifically for students beginning a course in the history of architecture, to whom a guide to the classical rules will be an essential companion. The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 56 pp., followed by 63 b&w illus. Original hardcover, dust jacket foxed and slightly edgetorn.