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Four historical definitions of architecture /

Where does architecture belong in the larger scheme of things? Is it a liberal art? Is it related to painting, music, medicine, or horse training? Is it timeless, or does it have a beginning? To pursue such questions, Stephen Parcell investigates four historical definitions of Western architecture:...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Parcell, Stephen, 1954- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2012]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Architecture as a technē
  • Architecture as a mechanical art
  • Hugh of St Victor and the mechanical arts
  • Architecture as an art of Disegno
  • Alberti and the arts of Disegno
  • Vasari and the arts of Disegno
  • Architecture as a fine art
  • Boullée and the fine arts
  • Conclusion.