ABC/84 - The geometry and optics of ancient architecture. Illustrated by examples from Thebes, athens and Rome.

ABC/84

The geometry and optics of ancient architecture. Illustrated by examples from Thebes, athens and Rome.

1 volume

An extensive study of the geometry and optics of Ancient Architecture. It has several chapters on proportions, curves of the horizontal lines, columns, ornaments, moldings, entablatures and Roman Architecture.The text is accompanied by numerous illustrations, plans, elevations, and measurements of buildings from Thebes, Athens, and Rome. Buildings included are: Acropolis of Athens; Parthenon; Erechtheum; Propylaea; Temple of Theseus; Monument of Lysicrates; Roman Temples; Egyptian Buildings; Corinthian Columns; Basilicas of Trajan and Maxentius; Christian Basilicas.

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