Classical Language of Architecture

Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has dominated Western architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Sir John Summerson’s timeless text, as relevant today as it was when first published, distils the visual language of architecture into its core classical elements, and illustrates that building throughout the ages express an awareness of the ‘grammar’ of style and its rules even if they vary, break or contradict them.