Classical Architecture: An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials, with a Select Glossary of Terms
- ISBN-10
- 0471289655
- ISBN-13
- 9780471289654
- Series
- Classical Architecture
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-12-01
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Incorporated
- Author
- James Stevens Curl
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- 2003
- 231 pages
- Paperback
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- 1992
- 231 pages
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