Architecture, Print Culture and the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century France |
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| Author:
| Wittman, Richard |
| Series title: | The Classical Tradition in Architecture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-77463-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $242.00 |
Book Description:
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Offering systematic surveys and detailed studies of the debates surrounding major Parisian architectural works in eighteenth century France, this book focuses on the complex ways in which architectural practice, theory, patronage, and experience became modern with the rise of a mass public and a reconfigured public sphere between the end of the seventeenth century and the French Revolution.
Offering systematic surveys and detailed studies of the debates surrounding major Parisian architectural works in eighteenth century France, this book focuses on the complex ways in which architectural practice, theory, patronage, and experience became modern with the rise of a mass public and a reconfigured public sphere between the end of the seventeenth century and the French Revolution.