The lost meaning of classical architecture: Speculations on ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi

The lost meaning of classical architecture: Speculations on ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi
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For the last four centuries, George Hersey shows, philology and formalism have drained architecture of its poetry.

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