Classical Architecture: The Poetics of Order by Alexander; Lefaivre, Liane Tzonis ISBN 13: 9780262700313

MIT Press, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

MIT Press, 1986. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. Faded spine.

The MIT Press, 1986-10-16. Paperback. Good.

MIT Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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US: The MIT Press, 1986-10-16. rep. Softcover. Very Good/None. 306 pages. Minor warp to covers with light sunning to spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 463181

MIT Press, 1986. Trade paperback. Near fine. MIT Press, c1986, 1987 printing. 306pp., index, bibliography, black and white drawings and illustrations throughout. 8vo. From the library of art historian Osmund Overby, his name written upper edge of first page. Uncreased spine, near fine trade paperback with only minimal shelfwear on covers.

Paperback. Like New.

MIT Press, 1990. Trade Paperback. Fine.

MIT Press, 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:9780262700313

MIT Press, 1986. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. This copy is in good condition. Creasing to the corner of the cover and an inscription present. Otherwise a good clean copy.

The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Crisp clean covers, tight binding, clean pages and inside covers. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 026270031X. ISBN/EAN: 9780262700313. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25022101044. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. 9780262700313

The MIT Press, 1986-10-16. Paperback. Used:Good.

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MIT Press, 1986 Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st US Edition. 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, and poetry since the Renaissance, and the poetics of the Russian formalists, the authors present classical architecture as a coherent system of architectural thinking that is capable of producing a tragic humanistic discourse, a public art with critical, moral, and philosophical meaning. Alexander Tzonis is Crown… Read More

MIT Press, 1986-10-15. paperback. New. 9x5x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

"Classical Architecture is surely the first work in English to attempt to assemble, classify, and demystify the ill-understood legacy of classical lore wich is, in many respects, the very basis of architecture in the West" - Kenneth Frampton.The covers of this book have been protected with clear self-adhesive plastic.IMPORTANT NOTICE:The costs for shipping reflected on this page are purely referential.If you want to know the actual shipping cost to your country (which can be higher or lower), please feel free to ask.

Paperback / softback. New. This fascinating introduction to classical art and architecture is the first book to investigate the way classical buildings are put together as formal structures.

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