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Architectural Theory: Volume I - An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870ISBN: 978-1-4051-0258-2
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618 pages
September 2005, ©2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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Architectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark
anthology that surveys the development of the field of architecture
from its earliest days to the year 1870. The first truly
comprehensive anthology that brings together the classic essays in
the field, the volume chronicles the major developments and trends
in architecture from Vitruvius to Gottfried Semper.
- Volume 1 of the first overview of architectural thought from
antiquity to the present day; this volume covers 25 B.C. to
1870
- Collects over 200 classic essays in the field, organized
thematically for the student and scholar, covering Classicism,
Neoclassicism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the Gothic
- Includes German, French, and Italian essays appearing in
English here for the first time
- Features a general introduction and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory.