Architecture in France in the eighteenth century /
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| Author / Creator: | Kalnein, Wend von, 1914- |
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| Imprint: | New Haven : Yale University Press, 1995. |
| Description: | 294 p. 30 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Yale University Press Pelican history of art |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1638691 |
| Summary: | The eighteenth century was a time of supreme achievement in French architecture. The buildings of the period are distinguished by restraint and proportion, grace and practicality - qualities that influenced architecture across Europe. This handsome book surveys developments from the final years of Louis XIV and the lasting influence of Jules-Hardouin Mansart to the dramatic fantasies of Boullee. It analyses not only the buildings, but also their interiors, and the contemporary theoretical literature. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the architecture portions of W. Kalnein and M. Levey's Art and architecture of the eighteenth century in France. |
| Physical Description: | 294 p. 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0300060130 |