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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2003
- Book Title
- British Architectural Theory, 1540-1750: An Anthology of Texts...
- ISBN
- 9780754603153
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0754603156
ISBN-13
9780754603153
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2361547
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
282 Pages
Publication Name
British Architectural Theory, 1540-1750 : an Anthology of Texts
Language
English
Subject
History / General
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Architecture
Series
Reinterpreting Classicism Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-074720
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
720/.941/0903
Table Of Content
Contents: I: The nature of architecture; II: Building; III: Architecture and Religion; IV: The sense of the past; V: Following the example of antiquity; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
Although it is often assumed that British writing on architectural theory really started in the 18th century, there is in fact a large corpus of writing on architecture pre-dating the introduction of Palladianism by Lord Burlington. Some of it, such as the English editions of Serlio and Palladio, belongs to the Vitruvian tradition. But many texts elude such easy classification, such as the prolonged (but hardly studied) discussions on church architecture, which are both in form and content very different from the way that theme was handled in Italian Renaissance treatises., Although it is often assumed that British writing on architectural theory really started in the eighteenth century, there is in fact a large corpus of writing on architecture pre-dating the introduction of Palladianism by Lord Burlington. Some of it, such as the English editions of Serlio and Palladio, belongs to the Vitruvian tradition. But many texts elude easy classification, such as the prolonged discussions on church architecture, which are both in form and content very different from the way that theme was handled in Italian Renaissance treatises.British Architectural Theory shows the originality, richness and independence of architectural thought in early modern England. This first collection of writing on architecture from 1540 to 1750 includes many excerpts never published before. The authors, who include well-known writers such as Inigo Jones, Roger Pratt, John Evelyn, or Sir John Vanbrugh, but also some writers who are not usually associated with architectural theory, such as John Donne or Walter Montague, discuss the nature of architecture, the practicalities of building, the sense of the past, religious architecture, and classicism. All the excerpts are introduced and annotated to facilitate use both by architectural historians and by undergraduate readers., Although it is often assumed that British writing on architectural theory really started in the eighteenth century, there is in fact a large corpus of writing on architecture pre-dating the introduction of Palladianism by Lord Burlington. Some of it, such as the English editions of Serlio and Palladio, belongs to the Vitruvian tradition. But many texts elude such easy classification, such as the prolonged (but hardly studied) discussions on church architecture, which are both in form and content very different from the way that theme was handled in Italian Renaissance treatises.This is the first collection of English writing on architecture from 1540 to 1750 to be published in a modern, accessible edition. It offers a large selection of fragments, some of them never published before. They discuss the nature of architecture, the practicalities of building, the sense of the past, religious architecture, and classicism. All fragments are introduced and annotated to facilitate use both by architectural historians and in the class-room. Authors include well-known writers such as Inigo Jones, Roger Pratt, John Evelyn, or Sir John Vanbrugh, but also some writers who are not usually associated with architectural theory, such as John Donne or Walter Montague, who nonetheless have a lot to tell us about the ways architecture was perceived.British Architectural Theory shows the originality, richness and independence of architectural thought in early modern England.
LC Classification Number
NA966.B75 2002
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