The Dancing Column Tapa dura - 1996

MIT, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. VG- 1st ed MIT paperback, large format, impressive study, illustrated. Upper corner crease to rear of cover and final pages only, small surface nick to rear edge of spine else VG and unmarked. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; ISBN: 0262181703. ISBN/EAN: 9780262181709. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091189.. 9780262181709

MIT Press, 08/05/1996 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 9.4628 in x 27.8888 in x 22.8926 in. Clean tight illustrated softcover, a very good copy.

Cambridge: MIT Press, 1996. paperback. very good(+). Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs throughout. 598 pages. 4to, pictorial paper wrappers. Cambridge: MIT Press, (1996). Very slightly worn at corners, and a bit dirty at bottom edge of text block, still a very good(+) copy, inscribed by the author on half title.<br/> <br/> Joseph Rykwert is one of the major architectural historians of this century . The Dancing Column is a deeply erudite, clearly written, and wide ranging deconstruction of the system of column and beam known as the "orders of architecture", tracing the powerful and persistent analogy between columns and/or buildings and the human body.<br/> <br/>

Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1996. Hardcover. VG (boards have light scratches, scuffs & smudges. light edge-wear & rubbing to corners. light to moderate stain to upper edge of textblock; faint to light remnants to pg edges. dustjacket scuffed & smudged; light interior staining to lower edge & spine, does not affect book; light adhesive residue to lower spine w/ small rubbed spots). black cloth boards w/ reflective, lime green printing to spine. book xviii, 598 pgs w/ bw illustration. black, green & red illustrated dustjacket. Remains a nice, bright copy. "Joseph Rykwert is one of the major architectural historians of this century, whose full humanistic understanding of architecture and its historical significance is unrivaled. The Dancing Column is certain to be his most controversial and challenging work to date. A decade in preparation, it is a deeply erudite, clearly written, and wide-ranging deconstruction of the system of column and beam known as the "orders of architecture," tracing… Leer más

MIT, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Very Good. first MIT 1996 edition; book is like new, clean and tight, very nice, d j has a couple repaired tears, and some light scuffing to the black part of the d j but it still looks very good

Massachusetts, London, MIT Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description : xviii, 598 p. : ill., ma p., plans ; 28 cm. Notes : Includes bibliography, index. English. Contents : List of illustrations -- Preface -- Order in buildings -- Order in the body -- The body and the world -- Gender and column -- The literary commonplace -- The rule and the song -- The hero as a column -- The known and the seen -- The mask, the horns, and the eyes -- The corinthian virgin -- A native column? -- Order or intercourse -- Notes -- Abbreviations and ancient texts -- Bibliography -- Index. Subject : Architecture Orders. Columns, Doric. Columns, Ionic. Columns, Corinthian. Body, Human Influence. Eclecticism in architecture.

MIT Press, 1996-03-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!