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Summary
Summary
Measuring and drawing classical buildings was the cornerstone of instruction at the famous Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and it remains the best training for an architect. This book reproduces two important texts by Georges Gromort, professor of architecture at the Ecole for half a century, with the addition of photographs of the buildings, still standing, on which the plates were based, and ten American drawings in the classical style.
Author Notes
Georges Gromort (1870-1961) taught architecture in Paris.
Henry Hope Reed is founder and president of Classical America and is the author of numerous books, including The Golden City and The New York Public Library. He lives in New York City.
Henry Hope Reed is founder and president of Classical America and is the author of numerous books, including The Golden City and The New York Public Library. He lives in New York City.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 6 |
| Credits | p. 7 |
| Foreword | p. 9 |
| A Brief Biography of Georges Gromort | p. 11 |
| Georges Gromort: The Essential Bibliography | p. 13 |
| The Importance of the Parallel in Architectural Studies | p. 14 |
| The Art of Composition | p. 16 |
| Introduction to "The American Contribution" | p. 19 |
| Part I Parallel of the Classical Orders | p. 21 |
| Preface | p. 23 |
| Part II Application of the Orders | p. 117 |
| Part III The American Contribution | p. 219 |
| Bibliography | p. 247 |
| Index | p. 249 |
