The Classical Language of Architecture (World of Art) Thames & Hudson (370057642)

Обновленная и улучшенная редакция Sir John Summerson's classic book. Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, classical style ha long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Sir John Summerson's timeless text, как соответствующий все, что он был впервые получен, распространил visual language of architecture in the core classical elements, and illustrates that building throughout thes expres an awareness of the 'gram break or poetically contradict them. From the original edifices of Greece and Rome to recapitulations and innovations of the Renaissance; explosive rhetoric of Baroque к серьезным status of Neo-classicism; и в конце концов, exuberant eclecticism of Victorians and Edwardians к 'stripped Neo-classicism' of some of the moderns; Summerson показывает, как в течение первого периода был employed classical language to make their statement. При новой подготовке по академическому и архитектурному искусству Алан Powers, ця introduction continues to one of the defining texts on the subject and is esential reading for all students of architecture.