Title & Author:

Living with architecture as art : the Peter W. May collection of architectural drawings, models, and artefacts / edited by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger.

Publication:

London : Ad Ilissum, [2021]
©2021

Description:

2 volumes (xvi, 332 pages; 8 unnumbered pages, pages 335-773) : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans (chiefly color) ; 37 x 32 cm

Notes:
In case.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction: the art of architecture / Maureen Cassidy-Geiger -- The Beaux-Arts tradition: "Everything that is made or studied is competition, the student does not make a pencil stroke which is not the result of a competition" / Basile Baudez and Maureen Cassidy-Geiger -- Architectural education and the art of drawing in Britain / Charles Hind -- The architectural drawings market, past and present: architects, collectors, scholars, and decorators / Charles Hind -- Carpenters and craftsmen, architects and collectors: a short history of the architectural model / Matthew Wells.
Library copy: case wanting.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This stunning two-volume publication introduces readers to one of the largest private collections of architectural drawings in the world. Showcasing drawings and related models and artefacts dating from 1691 to the mid 20th century, this lavish tome includes both a catalogue and new texts by leading authorities and provides a fascinating look at these often very beautiful by-products of architectural training and practice. One of the largest private collections of architectural drawings in the world has been assembled over 30 years by investor and philanthropist Peter May. Comprising more than 600 sheets that have all been carefully preserved and handsomely framed, the drawings and related models and artefacts date from 1691 to the mid 20th century. This handsome two-volume publication will introduce amateurs and specialists alike to the largely unknown collection. The book includes a catalogue and innovative texts by leading authorities that present the raison-d'être for the production and preservation of these sometimes neglected by-products of architectural training and practice that have been collected off-and-on through history by individuals and institutions. The architectural sheets acquired for the collection are principally 19th- or early 20th-century competition or certification drawings by design students. Others are presentation drawings for public commissions, reconstruction studies or interior designs. The catalogue is arranged by category, to demonstrate May's inclination towards specific building types such as commercial or cultural institutions, train stations and spas, landmarks and monuments, private and royal residences, and cast-iron architecture. Also included is a category for landscape designs and garden architecture, reflecting May's experience as a gentleman farmer with a predilection for building. Peter May informs the reader about his history as a collector and builder. Maureen Cassidy-Geiger discusses the formation of the collection and with Basile Baudez introduces the French system of architectural education, from which some of the finest drawings come. Charles Hind offers a history of design training in Britain and writes about patterns of collecting and the market for architectural drawings. Matthew Wells's subject is the history of architectural models"--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9781912168194 2 volume set hardback
1912168197 2 volume set hardback

Subject:

May, Peter W. Art collections Catalogs.
Architectural drawing Private collections Catalogs.
Architectural models Private collections Catalogs.
Architectural drawing Private collections United States Catalogs.
Modèles architecturaux Collections privées Catalogues.
Architectural drawing Private collections
Architectural models Private collections
Art Private collections
United States

Form/genre:

Catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Cassidy-Geiger, Maureen, editor.
May, Peter W., writer of foreword.
Hind, Charles, 1956- contributor.
Baudez, Basile, 1974- contributor.
Wells, Matthew, 1988- contributor.
Cassidy-Geiger, Maureen editor.
Hind, Charles, 1956- author.
Baudez, Basile, 1974- author.
Wells, Matthew author.

Architecture as art
Peter May collection

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 309504
Call No.: BIB 254728
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 309676
Call No.: BIB 254728
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available