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Rediscovering Architecture: Paestum in Eighteenth-Century Architectural Experience and Theory
Sigrid De Jong
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Description for Rediscovering Architecture: Paestum in Eighteenth-Century Architectural Experience and Theory
Hardback. The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. In this book, the author analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings and published texts, which are reproduced here. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 color + 185 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1626.
The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. The porous limestone temples with rough, heavy columns were entirely unlike the classical architecture travelers to the site were familiar with. Paestum, exceptional in the completeness of its ruins, came to fascinate architects, artists, writers, and tourists alike, who documented the site in drawings and texts. In Rediscovering Architecture, Sigrid de Jong analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings, and published texts, which are attractively reproduced here. The book offers new insights on the explorations ... Read more
The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. The porous limestone temples with rough, heavy columns were entirely unlike the classical architecture travelers to the site were familiar with. Paestum, exceptional in the completeness of its ruins, came to fascinate architects, artists, writers, and tourists alike, who documented the site in drawings and texts. In Rediscovering Architecture, Sigrid de Jong analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings, and published texts, which are attractively reproduced here. The book offers new insights on the explorations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300195750
SKU
V9780300195750
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About Sigrid De Jong
Sigrid de Jong is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Leiden University.
Reviews for Rediscovering Architecture: Paestum in Eighteenth-Century Architectural Experience and Theory
“Coming with a splendid selection of drawings, the book is a rigorous presentation of that key moment in the history of European architecture”—Arquitectura Viva