Classical Architecture: The Living Tradition

By Demetri Porphyrios

Book Overview

Classicism is not a style; it is the philosophy of free will nurtured by tradition. In a series of tightly argued essays, the author discusses the role of imitation, tectonics, ornament and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070504784
• ISBN13: 9780070504783
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.8" x 1.0" x 10.5"