British architectural theory, 1540-1750 : an anthology of texts / edited by Caroline van Eck with contributions by Christy Anderson.

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2003.

xiv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Reinterpreting classicism

"Although it is often assumed that British writing on architectural theory really started in the 18th century, there is in fact a large corpus of writing on architecture pre-dating the introduction of Palladianism by Lord Burlington. Some of it, such as the English editions of Serlio and Palladio, belongs to the Vitruvian tradition. But many texts elude such easy classification, such as the prolonged (but hardly studied) discussions on church architecture, which are both in form and content very different from the way that theme was handled in Italian Renaissance treatises. This collection of English writing on architecture from 1540 to 1750 offers a large selection of fragments, some of them never published before. They discuss the nature of architecture, the practicalities of building, the sense of the past, religious architecture and classicism. All fragments are introduced and annotated to facilitate use both by architectural historians and in the class-room. Authors include well-known writers such as Inigo Jones, Roger Pratt, John Evelyn, or Sir John Vanbrugh, but also some writers who are not usually associated with architectural theory, such as John Donne or Walter Montague, who nonetheless have a lot to tell us about the ways architecture was perceived. The text shows the originality, richness and independence of architectural thought in early modern England."-- Amazon.com(viewed March 26, 2015).

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Vitruvius Pollio Influence.
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580 Influence.
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580
Vitruvius Pollio
Palladio, Andrea <1508-1580>
Classicism in architecture Great Britain.
Architectural criticism Great Britain History 16th century.
Architectural criticism Great Britain History 17th century.
Architectural criticism Great Britain History 18th century.
Classicism in architecture England.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture Philosophie.
Critique d'architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 16e siècle.
Critique d'architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 17e siècle.
Critique d'architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Classicisme en architecture Angleterre.
Classicisme en architecture Grande-Bretagne.
architectural theory.
Architectural criticism
Classicism in architecture
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Architekturtheorie
Architectuurtheorieën.
Architectural criticism Great Britain History.
Architecture britannique.
Classicisme.
Théorie architecturale.
Architectural criticism Great Britain.
Großbritannien Architekturtheorie Geschichte 1540-1750.
England
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Grande-Bretagne.

Quelle.
History

Eck, Caroline van.
Anderson, Christy
Reinterpreting classicism.

Location: Library main 228686
Call No.: NA966.5.C55 B75 2003
Status: Available