In Classical Architecture Robert Adam traces the history of classical design to the present day and provides examples of virtually every one of its applications

[A] richly illustrated, carefully explained introduction to classical architecture... Highly recommended. --Choice

By analyzing this poetry - the tropes founded on the Greek terms for ornamental detail - he reconstructs a classical theory about the origin and meaning of the

Acclaimed British architect Quinlan Terry's guide to more than 2,000 years of classicism in architecture In this beautiful illustrated survey, British architect