# The Classical Language of Architecture

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- Book: [The Classical Language of Architecture](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-summeron/the-classical-language-of-architecture) ([The Classical Language of Architecture.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-summeron/the-classical-language-of-architecture.md))
- Authors: [John Summeron](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-summeron)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6269-012-6
- Pages: 80
- Published: 1966-12-15
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The author's purpose is to set out as simply and vividly as possible the exact grammatical workings of an architectural language. Classical architecture is a visual " language" and like any other language...