Item Number: 110192 Title: JULIEN-DAVID LEROY and the Making of Architectural History Author: Armstrong, Christopher Drew Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780415778893 Description: London-New York: Routledge, 2011. 24cm., hardcover, 304pp. illus. Summary: This book examines the career and publications of the French architect Julien-David Leroy (1724-1803) and his impact on architectural theory and pedagogy. Despite not leaving any built work, Leroy is a major international figure of eighteenth-century architectural theory and culture. Considering the place that Leroy occupied in various intellectual circles of the Enlightenment and Revolutionary period, this book examines the sources for his ideas about architectural history and theory and defines his impact on subsequent architectural thought. This book will be of key interest to graduate students and scholars of Enlightenment-era architectural history. Contents: ch. 1. Introduction: Positioning LeRoy. Part 1: Academician - Mentor; ch. 2. Profile of an Academic Family; ch. 3. Science for the Public Good; ch. 4. Architecture and Enlightenment; ch. 5. Hero of the Revolution. Part 2: Voyageur-Philosophe; ch. 6. The Voyage Philosophique; ch. 7. Situating Les Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece; ch. 8. The Doctrine of Vitruvius; ch. 9. Greece and the Orient; ch. 10. A New Way of Making History; ch. 11. Mentor in the Garden. (The Classical Tradition in Architecture) We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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