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Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order
Alexander Tzonis
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Description for Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order
Paperback. This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures. Num Pages: 318 pages, 205. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures. It researches the generative rules, the poetics of composition that classical architecture shares with classical music, poetry, and drama, and is enriched by a variety of examples and an extensive analysis of compositional rules. The 205 line drawings make up a discourse of their own, a pictorial text that serves as an introductory theory of composition or basic design aid. Drawing from Vitruvius, the poetics of Aristotle, the theories of classical architecture, music, ... Read more
This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures. It researches the generative rules, the poetics of composition that classical architecture shares with classical music, poetry, and drama, and is enriched by a variety of examples and an extensive analysis of compositional rules. The 205 line drawings make up a discourse of their own, a pictorial text that serves as an introductory theory of composition or basic design aid. Drawing from Vitruvius, the poetics of Aristotle, the theories of classical architecture, music, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262700313
SKU
V9780262700313
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99-16
About Alexander Tzonis
Alexander Tzonis taught at Harvard from 1967 to 1981 and is the author of several books on architecture and design. Liane Lefaivre is Professor and Chair of History and Theory of Architecture, University of Applied Art, Vienna, and Research Associate at the Technical University of Delft.
Reviews for Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order
Classical Architecture is surely the first work in English to attempt to assemble, classify, and demystify the ill-understood legacy of classical lore which is, in many respects, the very basis of architecture in the West. Kenneth Frampton