Earlier dates of 1726 or 1727 appear on five head- and tail-pieces. Castell’s study concentrates on two villas described in some detail in ...
Continue Reading βThe most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rome. His startling, chiaroscuro images imbued ...
Continue Reading βFor all those interested in the relationship between ideas and the built environment, John Onians provides a lively illustrated account of the range ...
Continue Reading ββBuilding in Wordsβ deals with the process of construction in Roman imperial literature from Vergil to the second century AD. The first part ...
Continue Reading βA physician, physicist, Cartesian, and βModernβ in the famous querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, Claude Perrault acquired architectural immortality with his design ...
Continue Reading βAs the first comprehensive encyclopedic survey of Western architectural theory from Vitruvius to the present, this book is an essential resource for architects, ...
Continue Reading βThe institution of the pantheon has come a long way from its classical origins. Invented to describe a temple dedicated to many deities, ...
Continue Reading βVitruvius, as he himself lamented, was not a success professionally nor was he a talented writer, yet his De architectura , written for ...
Continue Reading βArchitectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark anthology that surveys the development of the field of architecture from its earliest days to ...
Continue Reading βThesis (Ph. D.)–Columbia University, 1934 Submitted in compliance of Mr. Bardbury’s Ph.D. The thesis is centered on the Vitruvian School of Architecture in ...
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