Wren's 'Tracts' on Architecture and Other Writings
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- Author: Lydia M. Soo, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Date Published: October 2007
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521044240
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Wren's "Tracts" on Architecture and Other Writings is the first scholarly examination of the theoretical work of one of the most important architects of early modern Europe. From his study of ancient buildings, he posited a new version of the origins and development of the Classical style, thereby becoming one of the first to challenge theoretical principles of architecture that had been upheld since the Renaissance. Rejecting the idea of beauty as absolute and innate, Wren formulated an empirical definition, based on visual perception and custom.
Read more- Devoted to the study of Wren's theory of architecture
- Provides accurate transcripts, in one volume, of all of Wren's writings on architectural theory
- Shows how Wren was one of the first to challenge theoretical principles of architecture upheld since the Renaissance
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"...this collection provides an engaging representation of a perceptive and inventive mind at work." Paul Malo, International Journal of the Classical Tradition
See more reviews"[Soo] is to be congratulated on bringing the writings of Wren back into print and in so doing helping to bring this elusive man into sharper focus." John Bold, Albion
"...invaluable..." James Fenton, New York Review of Books
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- Date Published: October 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521044240
- length: 340 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.459kg
- contains: 69 b/w illus. 2 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Editorial note
Introduction
1. Notes on the antiquities of London
2. Notes and reports on Gothic churches
3. Letter from Paris
4. Letter on building churches
5. Tracts on architecture
Conclusion: Wren's method of design
Appendix
List of abbreviations
Notes
Selected bibliography
Index.
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