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Edifiée entre 1282 et 1380 pour opposer simplicité et force à l'hérésie albigeoise, cette cathédrale prêchait le retour à la modestie des premiers temps chrétiens contre la décadence de l'Eglise de Rome. A l'intérieur, le décor est, par contre, d'une exceptionnelle richesse : un grand Jugement dernier peint entre 1473 et 1502 et des peintures datant de la Renaissance italienne.
Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
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Edifiée entre 1282 et 1380 pour opposer simplicité et force à l'hérésie albigeoise, cette cathédrale prêchait le retour à la modestie des premiers temps chrétiens contre la décadence de l'Eglise de Rome. A l'intérieur, le décor est, par contre, d'une exceptionnelle richesse : un grand Jugement dernier peint entre 1473 et 1502 et des peintures datant de la Renaissance italienne.
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Toute l'Europe (Paris, Berlin, Vienne, Milan, Bruxelles, Glasgow....), toutes les déclinaisons des styles historiques et toutes les inventions de l'ère industrielle se donnent rendez-vous à Metz du Second Empire à la fin du Deuxième Reich pour faire de la Vieille Ville et de la Nouvelle Ville un fascinant kaléidoscope architectural et décoratif. Les immeubles grandioses(...)
Metz: 1848-1918, les métamorphoses d'une ville
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Toute l'Europe (Paris, Berlin, Vienne, Milan, Bruxelles, Glasgow....), toutes les déclinaisons des styles historiques et toutes les inventions de l'ère industrielle se donnent rendez-vous à Metz du Second Empire à la fin du Deuxième Reich pour faire de la Vieille Ville et de la Nouvelle Ville un fascinant kaléidoscope architectural et décoratif. Les immeubles grandioses aux riches façades, les villas pittoresques comme les somptueux bâtiments publics et édifices cultuels sont les symboles du pouvoir triomphant de cette période prospère.
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Si Paris est aujourd’hui la ville la plus visitée du monde, c’est en grande partie grâce au travail accompli par Haussmann entre 1853 et 1870. Ce fut une véritable métamorphose, tant au plan spatial que social. Pour éclairer concrètement la démarche haussmannienne, les auteurs ont conçu une anthologie révélant, en particulier, la dimension conservatoire du travail(...)
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Haussmann, conservateur de Paris
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Si Paris est aujourd’hui la ville la plus visitée du monde, c’est en grande partie grâce au travail accompli par Haussmann entre 1853 et 1870. Ce fut une véritable métamorphose, tant au plan spatial que social. Pour éclairer concrètement la démarche haussmannienne, les auteurs ont conçu une anthologie révélant, en particulier, la dimension conservatoire du travail effectué par le Préfet. Les textes cités sont empruntés aux Mémoires, à des documents inédits ainsi qu’aux témoignages d’auteurs étrangers et français. Une séquence photographique du boulevard Saint-Germain, montrant de nombreuses maisons pré-haussmanniennes préservées au fil de cette percée, vient appuyer la démonstration.
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This well illustrated book provides a complete overview of current knowledge about the sculptures of the Parthenon and suggests new interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creations. Margaretha Lagerlöf steps back from viewing the fragments of the sculptures that remain today to focus more clearly on their meanings in the light of classical(...)
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janvier 1960, New Haven
The Sculptures of the Parthenon: Aesthetics and Interpretation
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This well illustrated book provides a complete overview of current knowledge about the sculptures of the Parthenon and suggests new interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creations. Margaretha Lagerlöf steps back from viewing the fragments of the sculptures that remain today to focus more clearly on their meanings in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society. She considers what the sculptures reveal about the Greek sense of democracy and how they characterize women's lives in a warrior culture. Using Plato's philosophy and the visually oriented similes of his myths, Lagerlöf offers a new decoding of the aesthetic structure of the Parthenon's entire sculptural ensemble. The book compares the sculptures of the pediments to those of the metopes and the frieze, uncovering subtle differences in both the nature and the content of their images. Whereas the pediments represent divine elements, for example, the frieze is seen as the domain of human beings, representing events and also the stage of history when humans no longer have direct access to the presence of the gods. The frieze can be interpreted as an invocation of this presence, a means of regaining closeness with the gods. Using a multifaceted and imaginative approach to the sculptures of the Parthenon, Lagerlöf finds powerful new meaning in them as well as an enhanced appreciation of their Athenian creators.
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Set amid the imperial extravagances of the American Renaissance to the Roaring Twenties (1890-1935), an era redolent with the well-publicized achievements of such famed designers as Stanford White, Richard Morris Hunt, Carrère & Hastings, and John Russell Pope, it astounds one to learn that the one authentic genius among them was a publicity-shy Philadelphian without any(...)
American Splendor : the residential architecture of Horace Trumbauer
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Set amid the imperial extravagances of the American Renaissance to the Roaring Twenties (1890-1935), an era redolent with the well-publicized achievements of such famed designers as Stanford White, Richard Morris Hunt, Carrère & Hastings, and John Russell Pope, it astounds one to learn that the one authentic genius among them was a publicity-shy Philadelphian without any kind of social connections whose formal education did not extend beyond the 10th grade. Yet the supremacy of Horace Trumbauer in the field of classically-inspired residential design is acknowledged by such diverse voices as art connoisseur Joseph Duveen, modernist icon Philip Johnson, and author Aldous Huxley. "American Splendor: The Residential Architecture of Horace Trumbauer," will place the achievements of this master creator of the American Great House before a wider and more discerning public. Working with clients whose names comprise a veritable who's who of America's industrial and financial moguls, Trumbauer's prodigious body of work graced both the exclusive enclaves of Newport, Rhode Island, Long Island, Philadelphia's Main Line and Elkins Park, and the vaunted precincts of New York's Fifth Avenue and Washington DC's Embassy Row. Allied with the finest landscape designers and interior decorators of his time, Trumbauer's elegant mansions represent the ultimate expression of a nation's ambition for grandeur and supremacy since those of the Italian Renaissance. Devoid of any wish for personal fame or artistic recognition, he hoped that his work would ultimately speak for itself. As "American Splendor: The Residential Architecture of Horace Trumbauer" demonstrates, it most certainly and eloquently does. In this first monograph on Horace Trumbauer, American Splendor introduces the genius of this American master architect to the world.
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This book helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach in favour of giving an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally.
Architecture : a very short introduction
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This book helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach in favour of giving an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally.
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This lavishly illustrated book looks at the art and architecture of episcopal palaces as expressions of power and ideology. Tracing the history of the bishop's residence in the urban centers of northern Italy over the Middle Ages, Maureen C. Miller asks why this once rudimentary and highly fortified structure called a domus became a complex and elegant "palace" (palatium)(...)
The bishop's palace : architecture & authority in medieval Italy
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This lavishly illustrated book looks at the art and architecture of episcopal palaces as expressions of power and ideology. Tracing the history of the bishop's residence in the urban centers of northern Italy over the Middle Ages, Maureen C. Miller asks why this once rudimentary and highly fortified structure called a domus became a complex and elegant "palace" (palatium) by the late twelfth century. Miller argues that the change reflects both the emergence of a distinct clerical culture and the attempts of bishops to maintain authority in public life. She relates both to the Gregorian reform movement, which set new standards for clerical deportment and at the same time undercut episcopal claims to secular power. As bishops lost temporal authority in their cities to emerging communal governments, they compensated architecturally and competed with the communes for visual and spatial dominance in the urban center. This rivalry left indelible marks on the layout and character of Italian cities. Moreover, Miller contends, this struggle for power had highly significant, but mixed, results for western Christianity. On the one hand, as bishops lost direct governing authority in their cities, they devised ways to retain status, influence, and power through cultural practices. This response to loss was highly creative. On the other hand, their loss of secular control led bishops to emphasize their spiritual powers and to use them to obtain temporal ends. The coercive use of spiritual authority contributed to the emergence of a "persecuting society" in the central Middle Ages.
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Drawing on the works of such Arts & Crafts masters as Greene & Greene, Stickley, and Wright, this new volume outlines the history of colour within the Arts & Crafts movement. Schweitzer provides practical advice for integrating historically accurate colours today. Whether restoring an older bungalow or aiming to impart an authentic flavour to a new Arts & Crafts-style(...)
Bungalow colors : exteriors
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Drawing on the works of such Arts & Crafts masters as Greene & Greene, Stickley, and Wright, this new volume outlines the history of colour within the Arts & Crafts movement. Schweitzer provides practical advice for integrating historically accurate colours today. Whether restoring an older bungalow or aiming to impart an authentic flavour to a new Arts & Crafts-style home, Bungalow Colors: Exteriors focuses on "outside" solutions. Schweitzer addresses exterior walls, windows, roofs, and other architectural features, plus body, trim, accents, stucco, shingles, and clapboards.
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This profusely illustrated volume is a study of the people who commissioned, designed, and built the great cathedrals of Europe, from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries.
Building the great cathedrals
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This profusely illustrated volume is a study of the people who commissioned, designed, and built the great cathedrals of Europe, from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries.
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Hôtels particuliers de Paris
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Les hôtels particuliers parisiens sont les fleurons de l'architecture civile française des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. De style classique, néo-classique ou Empire, ces somptueuses demeures sont le reflet d'un art de vivre raffiné. Plus de 140 illustrations en couleur agrémentent le parcours de ces hôtels parmi les plus connus.
Hôtels particuliers de Paris
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Les hôtels particuliers parisiens sont les fleurons de l'architecture civile française des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. De style classique, néo-classique ou Empire, ces somptueuses demeures sont le reflet d'un art de vivre raffiné. Plus de 140 illustrations en couleur agrémentent le parcours de ces hôtels parmi les plus connus.
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mai 1998, Paris
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