Letters of an Architect from France, Italy and Greece
Letters of an Architect from France, Italy and Greece
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GBPIn 1816, architect and botanist Joseph Woods (1776–1864) embarked on a two-year journey through France, Switzerland, Italy and Greece, documenting interesting flora as well as buildings of note. This two-volume work first appeared in 1828. The account stands apart from other contemporary travelogues owing to the application of Woods' architectural insight. By critically assessing ancient and modern buildings for strengths and defects, Woods hoped to inform fellow architects as to how they might produce beautiful buildings through the study of different modes of construction and decoration. Accordingly, the text is accompanied by Woods' drawings of important buildings and architectural features. In Volume 2, he records his travels through Italy, Greece and Malta, and examines such notable locations as the Athenian Acropolis and the ruins of Pompeii.
Product details
January 2014Paperback
9781108069427
490 pages
254 × 178 × 25 mm
0.84kg
30 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 31. Rome (cont.)
- 32. Trastevere, walls
- 33. Neighbourhood of Rome
- 34. Neighbourhood of Rome (cont.)
- 35. Tivoli
- 36. Subiaco, Palestrina
- 37. Tusculum, Albano, Ostia
- 38. Journey to Florence
- 39. Modena, Parma, Mantua, Ferrara
- 40. Ravenna
- 41. Academies
- 42. Speculations at Rome
- 43. Naples
- 44. Neighbourhood of Naples
- 45. Journey to Athens
- 46. Athens
- 47. Acropolis
- 48. Other antiquities of Athens
- 49. Neighbourhood of Athens
- 50. Excursion round Attica
- 51. Voyage from Athens to Malta
- 52. Malta
- 53. Syracuse, Catania
- 54. Taormina, Messina, Palermo
- 55. Agrigentum, Selinum, Segesta
- 56. Pompei
- 57. Naples, Paestum
- 58. Journey to Rome, and last residence there
- 59. Journey to Florence, Pisa
- 60. Schools
- 61. Lucca, Genoa
- Index.
