In this beautifully illustrated volume, fifteen distinguished writers on architecture mark the retirement of Professor David Watkin from the University of Cambridge. Linked by the common theme of classicism, the chapters are divided into three sections. The first is concerned with architectural ideas and includes essays on Renaissance interpretations of Vitruvius, Roman Catholic Chapels in post-Reformation London, and architectural writers John Summerson and Hope Bagenal. The central section deals with aspects of eighteenth ...
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In this beautifully illustrated volume, fifteen distinguished writers on architecture mark the retirement of Professor David Watkin from the University of Cambridge. Linked by the common theme of classicism, the chapters are divided into three sections. The first is concerned with architectural ideas and includes essays on Renaissance interpretations of Vitruvius, Roman Catholic Chapels in post-Reformation London, and architectural writers John Summerson and Hope Bagenal. The central section deals with aspects of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Neo-classicism and includes new work on Marie-Joseph Peyre, Charles Barry and C.R. Cockerell. The final section is devoted to studies of classicism and the Picturesque in the twentieth century.
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New. 0856676616. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--256 pages; 130 monochrome illustrations. Publisher description: In this volume fifteen distinguished writers on architecture offer essays to mark the retirement of Professor David Watkin from the University of Cambridge. Linked by the common theme of classicism, the chapters are divided into three sections. The first section is concerned with architectural ideas and includes essays on Renaissance interpretations of Vitruvius, Roman Catholic chapels in post-Reformation London, and the architectural writers John Summerson and Hope Bagenal; the central section addresses aspects of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century neoclassicism and includes new work on Marie-Joseph Peyre, Charles Barry, and C. R. Cockerell; and the final section is devoted to studies of classicism and the Picturesque in the twentieth century. Essays in this last section include studies of Albert Richardson and the architectural partnership of McMorran and Whitby, as well as an account of the rise of postmodernism in relation to the Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1975-6. --with a bonus offer--
