The meaning of architecture; an essay in constructive criticism, by Irving K. Pond ... illustrated with drawings by the author.

Main entry:

Pond, Irving K. (Irving Kane), 1857-1939.

Title & Author:

The meaning of architecture; an essay in constructive criticism, by Irving K. Pond ... illustrated with drawings by the author.

Publication:

Boston, Marshall Jones Company, 1918.

Description:

5 preliminary leaves, 226 pages color frontispiece, illustrations 21 cm

Notes:
LC copy 3 forms part of the personal library materials in the Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection. In dust jacket.
DLC
Introduction. The animating spirit. The meaning of architecture. The Greek expression: The underlying conception; The Doric. The Greek expression: The Ionic and the decadence. Rome, Romanesque, and the Gothic. Origins and illusions. The significance of mass and form. The element of rhythm. On sculpture and color in architecture. Modern architecture: Imitative, creative. Present-day ideals. An individual application.
Also issued online.

Subject:

Architecture.
architecture (discipline)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 39047
Call No.: W4284; ID:88-B9815
Status: Available

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