There will be no more references to that curly bit on top of the thing with the square protrusions. With it in your hand, buildings will break down beguilingly into their component parts, ready for inspection and discussion. The same is the case with Architecture: an inability to describe the component parts of a building leaves one tongue-tied and unable to begin to discuss what is or is not exciting, dull or peculiar about it." The Language of Buildings will explain the language of architecture. As Matthew Rice says, "Once you can speak any language, conversation can begin, but without it communications can only be brief and brutish. Its aim is to enable the reader to recognize, understand and date any British building. The Language of Buildings covers the grammar and vocabulary of British buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from Norman castles to Norman Foster. A beautifully packaged, idiosyncratic introduction to British building styles, by the acclaimed illustrator and architectural enthusiast Matthew Rice.
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