This is a scholarly examination of the theoretical work of one of the most important architects of early modern Europe. Trained as a scientist, Wren applied the seventeenth-century scientific methods to his study of ancient, medieval, Renaissance and contemporary architecture. From his study of ancient buildings, he posited a new version of the origins and development of the Classical style, thereby becoming one of the first to challenge theoretical principles of architecture that had been upheld since the Renaissance. ...
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This is a scholarly examination of the theoretical work of one of the most important architects of early modern Europe. Trained as a scientist, Wren applied the seventeenth-century scientific methods to his study of ancient, medieval, Renaissance and contemporary architecture. From his study of ancient buildings, he posited a new version of the origins and development of the Classical style, thereby becoming one of the first to challenge theoretical principles of architecture that had been upheld since the Renaissance. Rejecting the idea of beauty as absolute and innate, Wren formulated an empirical definition, based on visual perception and custom. His acceptance of the relativity of beauty also led him to recognize the Gothic style, then disparaged by himself and his contemporaries throughout Europe, as a legitimate one that evolved within particular cultural circumstances. This edition of Wren's writings includes accurate, annotated transcriptions of the texts.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book 320 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, abbreviations, notes, selected bibliography, index, b/w illustrations in text; black cloth, 4to, fine; near fine dust jacket.
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Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in very nice condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight. Dust jacket has a tiny closed tear on top edge.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Quarto. xvi + 320 pp, list of 63 illustrations, acknowledgments, editorial Note, Introduction, Five Parts I. Notes on the Antiquities of London; II. Notes and Reports on Gothic Churches; III. Letter from Paris; IV. Letter on Building Churches; V. Tracts on Architecture, Conclusion, Appendix, list of abbreviations, notes, selected Bibliography, index. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by author. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, little sign of wear to boards & jacket. 7.2" x 10.2" black cloth boards, gilt spine lettering, in blue illustrated DJ. DJ with removable mylar protector.