A fascinating and compelling, beautifully illustrated study of classical architecture and its continuing influence on western building. Table of Contents: Preface; 1. Imitation in Architecture; 2. From Techne to Tectonics; 3. The Classical Order; 4. Character and Style; 5. Common Sense; 6. Tradition and the New; 7. Appendix (selections from Plato, Cicero, Alberti, Hegel and other writers on classical architecture). 54 line drawings, 128 full-color photographs.
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A fascinating and compelling, beautifully illustrated study of classical architecture and its continuing influence on western building. Table of Contents: Preface; 1. Imitation in Architecture; 2. From Techne to Tectonics; 3. The Classical Order; 4. Character and Style; 5. Common Sense; 6. Tradition and the New; 7. Appendix (selections from Plato, Cicero, Alberti, Hegel and other writers on classical architecture). 54 line drawings, 128 full-color photographs.
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Add this copy of Classical Architecture: the Living Tradition to cart. $24.14, fair condition, Sold by BookDepart rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Shepherdstown, WV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by McGraw-Hill.
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UsedAcceptable. Hardcover; fading and shelf wear to exterior; cracking along edges of spine, which has been repaired; in acceptable condition with clean text. Dust ja cket shows scuffing, light soiling, and a few edge tears.
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Near fine/near fine. Quarto. 156pp. With over 200 illustrations, mostly in colour. Very nice copy in dust jacket. Jacket in a brodart protecitve wrapper.
Add this copy of Classical Architecture: the Living Tradition to cart. $196.15, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by McGraw-Hill.
