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The Classical Language of Architecture Paperback – December 15, 1966
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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.
- Print length80 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherThe MIT Press
- Publication dateDecember 15, 1966
- Dimensions8.88 x 0.24 x 7.25 inches
- ISBN-100262690128
- ISBN-13978-0262690126
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- Publisher : The MIT Press; 1st edition (December 15, 1966)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 80 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0262690128
- ISBN-13 : 978-0262690126
- Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 8.88 x 0.24 x 7.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #401,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #408 in Architectural History
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In architecture, visualization is everything, so it is unfortunate that the photographs are quite small, and rather blurry, at least in the paperback and Kindle editions. Nevertheless I highly recommend reading this book, and re-reading it. (It is blessedly short, but says all that should be said.)
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Of course the book could use some extra pictures, as now the reader must flip the pages quite a lot to be able to follow the text, which describes quite small details in the architectural language of the buildings. But it is a trade off, that one can do for the compactness of the book.
The book delivered what it promises: it opens up a superbly the world of Classical Architecture in all it minute glory.
however, thank again to the seller for being so fast :)