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Heavenly Mansions and Other Essays on Architecture (Norton Books for Architects & Designers)
by: John Summerson
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Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Author: John Summerson
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons (1998-10-01)
ISBN: 0393318575
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Brilliantly written essays on the aesthetic principles and enduring motives of architecture. A classic of architectural history and theory, Heavenly Mansions interprets architecture as a reflection of the age in which it flowers, and traces the alternating themes of fantasy and functionalism as exemplified in various styles and in the works of a number of influential men, including Wren, Viollet-le-Duc, William Butterfield, and Le Corbusier. Succinctly summarizing 800 years of viewpoints about architecture, it ranges from Gothic architecture to the Renaissance to the influence of modern abstract art on twentieth-century architecture.
First American Edition. 253 pages; clean tight text; some signs of spillage on the plates at the back of the book; slight wear on the top and bottom of the spine; four color drawing on front board; rare early (1948) hardcover edition of important study
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