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Architecture, liberty and civic order : architectural theories from Vitruvius to Jefferson and beyond / Carroll William Westfall, University of Notre Dame, USA.
Fine Arts Library NA2543.H55 W47 2015
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Westfall, Carroll William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture and history.
- Architecture--Philosophy.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2015]
- Contents:
- Imitation in general
- Vitruvius
- Alberti on the art of building
- Alberti, architect and urbanist
- Vitruvianism and Palladio
- Events in the classical tradition on the continent
- The classical tradition's fate west of the Channel
- Jefferson, architect, and the classical tradition
- Imitation and architecture's restoration
- The beautiful and good city.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-200) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- Other Format:
- Ebook version
- ISBN:
- 9781472456533
- 147245653X
- OCLC:
- 903363398
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