French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment (Cambridge Studies in the History of Architecture) - Softcover

Picon, Antoine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521123690 ISBN 13: 9780521123693

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from one another in France during the course of the eighteenth century, the 'Age of the Enlightenment'. This book analyses the meaning of this gradual mutual isolation, the consequences of which can still be felt at a variety of different levels, and offers a unique insight in English to the teaching and practice of architects such as Jacques-Francois Blondel and Pierre Patte, and engineers such as Jean-Rodolphe Perronet and Gaspard-Riche de Prony. The text of the book is clear and easily comprehensible, and presents a fully accessible account of this key period in the development of architectural achievement and debate.

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Book Description

The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from one another in France during the course of the eighteenth century, the 'Age of the Enlightenment'. This book analyses the meaning of this gradual mutual isolation.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521123690
• ISBN 13: 9780521123693
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 452