Principles Of Design In Architecture Traced In Observations On Buildings Primeval, Egyptian - Softcover

William Mitford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461780585 ISBN 13: 9780461780581

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Principles Of Design In Architecture Traced In Observations On Buildings Primeval, Egyptian, Phenician Or Syrian, Grecian, Roman. Etc.: In A Series Of Letters To A Friend by William Mitford. This work presents a thoughtful, early 19th?century survey of architectural design, tracing architecture from its origin to its mature forms. Mitford divides architecture into five principal classes—Sacred, Civil, Military, Domestic, and Monumental—and argues that utility is the foundation of design, with form constrained and guided by available materials. The letters move from primeval shelters to Egyptian monuments, the transfer of arts to Greece, and the development of Greek orders, before turning to Roman architecture, the rise of arches, and the later adoption and critique of Gothic, Saracenic, and other styles. The author emphasizes the distinction between exterior and interior architecture, the essential unity of design across branches, and the enduring influence of Grecian taste on Western architecture, including English country houses and public buildings. A rigorous, reflective account rooted in historical observation and theoretical reflection.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461780585
• ISBN 13: 9780461780581
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326