The architectural drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe / Jeffrey A. Cohen and Charles E. Brownell.

Main entry:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820.

Title & Author:

The architectural drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe / Jeffrey A. Cohen and Charles E. Brownell.

Publication:

New Haven : Published for the Maryland Historical Society and the American Philosophical Society by Yale University Press, 1994.

Description:

2 volumes (xxx, 750 pages) : illustrations ; 31 cm.

Series:

The papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Series II, The architectural and engineering drawings ; v. 2

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

This two-volume set is a comprehensive catalogue of the architectural drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a key figure in the birth of the architectural profession in the United States. All Latrobe's architectural projects are considered in detail, and each project is illustrated with his surviving drawings. Among the works discussed are the U.S. Capitol, the Bank of Pennsylvania, the Baltimore Cathedral, the Virginia State Penitentiary, the Stephen Decatur house, and numerous other commissions for public and private buildings. The volumes also analyze Latrobe's style of architectural drawing, trace the evolution of his technique, and place his graphic legacy in the contexts of his own architectural work and international currents at the end of the eighteenth century. The Architectural Drawings represents the final publication of the Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, an editorial project launched more than two decades ago under the direction of editor-in-chief Edward C. Carter II. The series as a whole also includes volumes on Latrobe's correspondence, journals, engineering drawings, and watercolor views of American scenes. -- Amazon.com.

ISBN:

0300061005
9780300061000
0300030185
9780300030181

Subject:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 Catalogs.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, (1764-1820)
Architectural drawing United States 18th century Catalogs.
Architectural drawing United States 19th century Catalogs.
Architectural drawing England 18th century Catalogs.
Dessin d'architecture 18e siècle Catalogues États-Unis.
Dessin d'architecture 19e siècle Catalogues États-Unis.
Dessin d'architecture 18e siècle Catalogues Angleterre.
Architectural drawing.
Gebouwen.
Projecten.
Tekeningen.
Architecture Dessins et plans 18e siècle Etats Unis.
Architecture Dessins et plans 19e siècle Etats Unis.
England.
United States.
Architecture

Form/genre:

Catalogs.

Added entries:

Cohen, Jeffrey A., 1952-
Brownell, Charles E.
American Philosophical Society.
Maryland Historical Society.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Series II, Architectural and engineering drawings ; v. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 119586
Call No.: ID NA44.L364; ID:95-B1882
Copy: v. 2, PART 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 119585
Call No.: ID NA44.L364; ID:95-B1882
Copy: v. 2, PART 2
Status: Available

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