Architectural Theory, Volume 1: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 by Mallgrave, Harry Francis

Architectural Theory, Volume 1: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405102582)

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Architectural Theory, Volume 1: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 by Mallgrave, Harry Francis

Architectural Theory, Volume 1: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870

$77.95
Architectural Theory, Volume 1: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 by Mallgrave, Harry Francis

Architectural Theory, Volume 1: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870

$77.95
Format: Paperback
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Architectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark anthology that surveys the development of the field of architecture from its earliest days to the year 1870.

The first truly comprehensive anthology that brings together the classic essays in the field, the volume chronicles the major developments and trends in architecture from Vitruvius to Gottfried Semper.

  • Volume 1 of the first overview of architectural thought from antiquity to the present day; this volume covers 25 B.C. to 1870
  • Collects over 200 classic essays in the field, organized thematically for the student and scholar, covering Classicism, Neoclassicism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the Gothic
  • Includes German, French, and Italian essays appearing in English here for the first time
  • Features a general introduction and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory.


Author: Harry Francis Mallgrave
ISBN-10: 1405102586
ISBN-13: 9781405102582
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 09/02/2005
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.62h x 7.20w x 1.34d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1006
By Harry Francis Mallgrave
By Harry Francis Mallgrave
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Harry Francis Mallgrave is Professor of History and Theory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His l996 book Gottfried Semper: Architect of the Nineteenth Century was awarded the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award by the Society of Architectural Historians. He is also the author of Modern Architectural Theory 1673-1968 published in 2005.

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