Bearers of meaning : the classical orders in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance /

For all those interested in the relationship between ideas and the built environment, John Onians provides a lively illustrated account of the range of meanings that Western culture has assigned to the Classical orders. Onians shows that during the 2,000 years from their first appearance in ancient...

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Main Author: Onians, John, 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1988]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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