Heavenly Mansions and Other Essays on ArchitectureA 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. "Each essay is a voyage of discovery. What is so interesting and what makes Mr. Summerson the architectural critic of his generation . . . is [an] aversion to dogma. . . . It is supremely well worth reading."--Spectator |
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John Summerson. HEAVENLY MANSIONS and other essays on architecture W.W.NORTON & COMPANY To Prudence and Terence Godparents of Robert , Edward and New York . London JOHN SUMMERSON.
John Summerson. HEAVENLY MANSIONS and other essays on architecture W.W.NORTON & COMPANY To Prudence and Terence Godparents of Robert , Edward and New York . London JOHN SUMMERSON.
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... London : Cresset Press . 1949 Includes index . ISBN 0-393-31857-5 ( pbk . ) 1. Architecture . I. Title . NA2563.S8 1998 720 - dc21 CIP 98-38745 W. W. Norton & Company , Inc. , 500 Fifth Avenue , New York , N.Y. 10110 www.wwnorton.com ...
... London : Cresset Press . 1949 Includes index . ISBN 0-393-31857-5 ( pbk . ) 1. Architecture . I. Title . NA2563.S8 1998 720 - dc21 CIP 98-38745 W. W. Norton & Company , Inc. , 500 Fifth Avenue , New York , N.Y. 10110 www.wwnorton.com ...
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Contents
ANTITHESES OF THE QUATTROCENTO | 29 |
THE MIND OF WREN | 51 |
JOHN WOOD AND THE ENGLISH TOWNPLANNING TRADITION | 87 |
THE VISION OF J M GANDY III | 111 |
VIOLLETLEDUC AND THE RATIONAL POINT OF VIEW | 135 |
WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD OR THE GLORY OF UGLINESS | 159 |
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