François Blondel Architecture, Erudition, and the Scientific Revolution |
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| Author:
| Gerbino, Anthony |
| Series title: | The Classical Tradition in Architecture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-135-69487-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $62.95USD $180.00USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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The first full-length study in English to appear on this polymath, this book adds to the scholarship on early modern architectural history and particularly on French classicism under Louis XIV and his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert. It studies early modern science and technology, Baroque court culture, and the development of the discipline of architecture.
The first full-length study in English to appear on this polymath, this book adds to the scholarship on early modern architectural history and particularly on French classicism under Louis XIV and his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert. It studies early modern science and technology, Baroque court culture, and the development of the discipline of architecture.