num_pages: 256
description: A treasury of drawings in the great Beaux-Arts tradition.Measuring and drawing classical buildings was the cornerstone of instruction at the famous Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and it remains the best training for an architect. This book reproduces two important texts by Georges Gromort, professor of architecture at the Ecole for half a century, with the addition of photographs of the buildings, still standing, on which the plates were based, and ten American drawings in the classical style. Illustrated and with plans
language: English
title: The Elements of Classical Architecture
titlecomplete: The Elements of Classical Architecture (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture)
genres: Architecture
ratings_count: 4
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company