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The lost meaning of classical architecture : speculations on ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi /

Hersey, George L.,

The lost meaning of classical architecture : speculations on ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi / George Hersey. - 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Troping Ornament -- Architecture and Sacrifice -- Images of Temple Founders -- The Caryatid and Persian Porticoes -- Francesco di Giorgio, Michelangelo, and Raphael -- Cesariano, The Vitruvius Teutsch, and Sambin -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

ISBN: 026258090X 9780262580908 0262081709 9780262081702

LCCN: 87021318

Subjects--Personal Names:
Vitruvius Pollio. De architectura
Vitruvius Pollio

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Architecture, Classical
Classicism in architecture
Architecture, Classical--Terminology

LC Class. No.: NA3340. / H47 1988

Dewey Class. No.: 729.326