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PublisherAshgate Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100754603156

ISBN-139780754603153

eBay Product ID (ePID)2361547

Product Key Features

Number of Pages282 Pages

Publication NameBritish Architectural Theory, 1540-1750 : an Anthology of Texts

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory / General

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArchitecture

AuthorChristy Anderson

SeriesReinterpreting Classicism Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-074720

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal720/.941/0903

Table Of ContentContents: 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.

SynopsisAlthough 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 NumberNA966.B75 2002