Wren's 'tracts' on architecture and other writings
Auteur :
Soo, Lydia M.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521044240
Date de publication :
2 oct. 2007
Dimensions :
24,5 x 16,9 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
459 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the theoretical work of one of the most important architects of early modern Europe. Wren 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.