Main entry:

Soo, Lydia M.

Title & Author:

Wren's "tracts" on architecture and other writings / Lydia M. Soo.

Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Description:

xv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
"This edition of Wren's architectural writings includes ... accurate, annotated transcriptions of the texts"--P. [i].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-313) and index.
I Notes on the antiquities of London -- II Notes and reports on Gothic churches -- III Letter from Paris -- IV Letter on building churches -- V Tracts on architecture -- Conclusion : Wren's method of design.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP25.00 0.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Wren's "Tracts" on Architecture and Other Writings is the first scholarly study devoted to the theoretical work of one of the most important architects of early modern Europe. Trained as an astronomer, Wren applied seventeenth-century scientific methods to his investigation of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance architecture. From his analysis of ancient buildings, he 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 fifteenth century. This edition of Wren's architectural writings includes, for the first time, accurate annotated transcriptions of the texts.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521573696 (hardback)
9780521573696 (hardback)
9780521044240
0521044243

Subject:

Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 Criticism and interpretation.
Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 Critique et interprétation.
Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 Correspondance.
Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723.
Wren, Christopher, (1632-1723) Critique et interprétation.
Architecture England History 17th century.
Architecture England History 18th century.
Architecture Angleterre 17e siècle.
Architecture religieuse Angleterre 17e siècle.
Architecture Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle.
Architecture Angleterre Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture.
Architectuurtheorieën.
Architecture, Modern Great Britain History.
Architects Great Britain 17th century.
Architecture moderne 17e siècle Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture moderne 18e siècle Grande-Bretagne.
Londres (Angleterre) Antiquités.
England.
Architecture England
Architecture Europe
Architecture Philosophy
Architecture, Modern 17th century England
Architecture, Modern 18th century England
Geschichte 1666-1713
Wren Sir, Christopher Criticism and interpretation

Form/genre:

Writings.
Correspondence.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723

Holdings:

Location: Library main 201120
Call No.: NA44.W945.A35 1998
Status: Available