Isaac Newton and the Temple of Solomon : an analysis of the description and drawings and a reconstructed model / Tessa Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Tessa, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727--Knowledge--Architecture.

Newton, Isaac.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--Design and construction--Early works to 1800.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--In art.

Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.

Jerusalem.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book examines Newton's work in the context of his times, when the Temple was a popular subject for academics, and models were displayed to the general public. The author provides insight into Newton's writings in Latin on Solomon's Temple, along with a model reconstructed from his interpretation of its structure, symmetry and proportional elegance"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface ; Introduction ; 1. Newton's Manuscripts ; 2. A Brief History of Models Up to the 18th Century; 3. Paper Reconstructions of the Temple of Solomon from the 17th and 18th Centuries; 4. Architectural Models of the Temple of Solomon Exhibited in London in the 17th and 18th Centuries; 5. The Model Guidebooks ; 6. The Architectural Model of Newton's Temple of Solomon ; Conclusion

Chapter Notes Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2513-1