The Music of the Eye, Or, Essays on the Principles of the Beauty and Perfection of Architecture: as Founded on and Deduced from Reason and Analogy, and Adapted to What May Be Traced of the Ancient Theories of Taste, in the Three First Chapters of Vitruvius

Peter Legh

ISBN 10: 046187816X / ISBN 13: 9780461878165

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2020

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• Title: The Music of the Eye, Or, Essays on the Principles of the Beauty and Perfection of Architecture: as Founded on and Deduced from Reason and Analogy, and Adapted to What May Be Traced of the Ancient Theories of Taste, in the Three First Chapters of Vitruvius
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046187816X
• ISBN 13: 9780461878165
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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The Music Of The Eye, Or, Essays On The Principles Of The Beauty And Perfection Of Architecture: As Founded On And Deduced From Reason And Analogy, And Adapted To What May Be Traced Of The Ancient Theories Of Taste, In The Three First Chapters Of Vitruvius by Peter Legh. The work presents a philosophical treatise arguing that architecture is the queen of the fine arts, independent of imitation, and best understood through fixed, universal principles derived from Vitruvius and ancient theories of taste. It gathers a sequence of essays that articulate a rational program for restoring architecture to its dignity, separating fabrica (construction) from ratiocinatio (design reasoning), and elevating Vitruvian categories such as eurithmia (proportion) and symmetria (symmetry), diathesis (effective arrangement), distribution, decor, and the modular system. Legh surveys Grecian and Roman precedents, critiques modern practice, and defends a systematic method over stylistic copying. The book explores how form, proportion, and ornament must be harmonized to affect the intellect and senses, and offers a theory of the aesthetics of architecture—the music of intelligent composition.