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

A perceptive exploration of the art of building tracing it back to its roots in the ancient world. This is both a pedagogic and critical book with implications