Architecture In France In The Eighteenth Century

Author : Wend Graf Kalnein,Wend von Kalnein
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300060133

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Architecture in France in the Eighteenth Century by Wend Graf Kalnein,Wend von Kalnein Pdf

Architecture in France in the Eighteenth Century Wend von Kalnein French architecture of the eighteenth century - which exhibited great technical ability and refined taste - influenced architectural style throughout Europe. This handsome book is a survey of the French architecture of the period. It begins with the origins of the 'style moderne' under the last years of Louis XIV, discusses the end of Rococo and the return to antiquity, and concludes with the Revolutionary architecture and the house of Madame Récamier. Kalnein describes the development of palace and hôtel architecture by the two great architects de Cotte and Boffrand, discussing such large urban projects as the reconstruction of Rennes and the Places Royales. He traces the return to antiquity (which began when the scholars of the Académie d'Architecture were sent to Rome), the revolutionary architecture with its grand, but never executed, projects, and the shift from neoclassicism to early romanticism. Kalnein also examines the decorative arts of the period, which became even more important than architecture in the Rococo period. Focusing on such architects as Boffrand, Gabriel, and Redoux, he shows how a study of their building decoration illuminates the evolution of 'style moderne,' the battle between Rococo and Neoclassicism, and the dissemination of French styles throughout Europe.

Author : Richard Wittman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429565915

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Architecture, Print Culture and the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century France by Richard Wittman Pdf

This book focuses on the complex ways in which architectural practice, theory, patronage, and experience became modern with the rise of a mass public and a reconfigured public sphere between the end of the seventeenth century and the French Revolution. Presenting a fresh theoretical orientation and a large body of new primary research, this book offers a new cultural history of virtually all the major monuments of eighteenth-century Parisian architecture, with detailed analyses of the public debates that erupted around such Parisian monuments as the east facade of the Louvre, the Place Louis XV [the Place de la Concorde], and the church of Sainte-Genevieve [the Pantheon]. Depicting the passage of architecture into a mediatized public culture as a turning point, and interrogating it as a symptom of the distinctly modern configuration of individual, society, and space that emerged during this period, this study will interest readers well beyond the discipline of architectural history.

Author : Wend von Kalnein,Michael Levey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0140560378

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Art and Architecture of the Eighteenth Century in France by Wend von Kalnein,Michael Levey Pdf

Author : Allan Braham
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520067398

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The Architecture of the French Enlightenment by Allan Braham Pdf

Allan Braham's comprehensive treatment of this brilliant and complex period introduces the reader to the major buildings, architects, and architectural patrons of the day. At the same time, it explores the broader determinants of architectural production: the rapid economic expansion of Paris and the main provincial centers and the increasing demand for improved public amenities--theaters, schools, markets, and hospitals. This generously illustrated book provides a vivid commentary on society and manners in pre-Revolutionary France.

Author : Robert Neuman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226574377

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Robert de Cotte and the Perfection of Architecture in Eighteenth-century France by Robert Neuman Pdf

Reflecting the eighteenth-century interest in classification, Neuman organizes this section by building type, analyzing in turn de Cotte's treatment of the palace and the country house, the public square and the town house, the church and the monastery.

Author : Mary L. Myers,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Architectural drawing
ISBN : 9780870996252

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French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century by Mary L. Myers,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

Author : Meredith Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351576062

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Architectural Space in Eighteenth-Century Europe by Meredith Martin Pdf

Architectural Space in Eighteenth-Century Europe: Constructing Identities and Interiors explores how a diverse, pan-European group of eighteenth-century patrons - among them bankers, bishops, bluestockings, and courtesans - used architectural space and décor to shape and express identity. Eighteenth-century European architects understood the client's instrumental role in giving form and meaning to architectural space. In a treatise published in 1745, the French architect Germain Boffrand determined that a visitor could "judge the character of the master for whom the house was built by the way in which it is planned, decorated and distributed." This interdisciplinary volume addresses two key interests of contemporary historians working in a range of disciplines: one, the broad question of identity formation, most notably as it relates to ideas of gender, class, and ethnicity; and two, the role played by different spatial environments in the production - not merely the reflection - of identity at defining historical and cultural moments. By combining contemporary critical analysis with a historically specific approach, the book's contributors situate ideas of space and the self within the visual and material remains of interiors in eighteenth-century Europe. In doing so, they offer compelling new insight not only into this historical period, but also into our own.

Author : Caroline van Eck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351753333

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Germain Boffrand by Caroline van Eck Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Germain Boffrand was one of the great French architects of the early eighteenth century. His work encompassed not only the design of town and country houses for the wealthy but also mines, bridges and hospitals. His Livre d’Architecture is one of the most original books on architecture ever written in France. Taking the Art of Poetry by the Latin poet Horace as its starting point, it developed an aesthetic of architecture focused on character, style and the emotional impact of a building that influenced Blondel, Le Camus de Mezieres and Soane, and is still central to contemporary debate about the nature and meaning of architecture. Translated for the first time by David Britt, Boffrand’s text is here accompanied by an extensive introduction and notes by Caroline van Eck who situates Boffrand within the main issues of eighteenth-century architectural aesthetics. Beautifully illustrated, including all the pictures chosen by Boffrand for his original publication, this book is an invaluable tool for teaching the history of architectural theory and an essential work for any architectural library. Germain Boffrand is published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation.

Author : Richard Wittman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2078 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:47841933

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Architecture, the Press and Public Opinion in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-century France by Richard Wittman Pdf

Author : Reginald Theodore Blomfield
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781528766968

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Three Hundred Years of French Architecture 1494-1794 by Reginald Theodore Blomfield Pdf

First published in 1936, this volume contains a classic treatise on French architecture, focusing on the period between 1494 and 1794. French architecture ranks high among France's many accomplishments, and this fascinating exploration of its history and development describes some of the most notable examples and designers in the country’s colourful history. Not to be missed by those with an interest in European architecture and history in general. Contents include: “The Italian Expedition, 1494”, “The First Italians in France”, “The Justes of Tours”, “II Rosso”, “Primaticcio”, “The Master-builders”, “The First Quarter of the Sixteenth Century”, “A Period of Experiment”, “Withdrawal of the Italians”, “1547-1600, Breakdown of the Medieval Tradition”, “The Coming of the Architects”, “Philibert De l’Orme”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume today in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on architecture.

Author : Rochelle Ziskin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521592593

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The Place Vendôme by Rochelle Ziskin Pdf

In this book the author explores the sociological foundations of domestic design in eighteenth-century France, the acknowledged leader of domestic architecture in this period. Focusing on the Place Vendôme, which was developed by the financiers of Paris, she examines the representational strategies and dilemmas of French elites, which were crucial to the formation of a French mode of design. Through analyses of social distinctions and ambitions, Ziskin explores the manner in which the dwellings of the Place Vendôme embodied beliefs about the nature of society and the appropriate relations among social groups.

Author : Meredith Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351576079

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Architectural Space in Eighteenth-Century Europe by Meredith Martin Pdf

Architectural Space in Eighteenth-Century Europe: Constructing Identities and Interiors explores how a diverse, pan-European group of eighteenth-century patrons - among them bankers, bishops, bluestockings, and courtesans - used architectural space and décor to shape and express identity. Eighteenth-century European architects understood the client's instrumental role in giving form and meaning to architectural space. In a treatise published in 1745, the French architect Germain Boffrand determined that a visitor could "judge the character of the master for whom the house was built by the way in which it is planned, decorated and distributed." This interdisciplinary volume addresses two key interests of contemporary historians working in a range of disciplines: one, the broad question of identity formation, most notably as it relates to ideas of gender, class, and ethnicity; and two, the role played by different spatial environments in the production - not merely the reflection - of identity at defining historical and cultural moments. By combining contemporary critical analysis with a historically specific approach, the book's contributors situate ideas of space and the self within the visual and material remains of interiors in eighteenth-century Europe. In doing so, they offer compelling new insight not only into this historical period, but also into our own.

Author : John Whitehead
Publisher : Penguin Putnam
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015032452214

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The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century by John Whitehead Pdf

Author : John Finlay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781315467351

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Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France by John Finlay Pdf

This is an in-depth study of the intellectual, technical, and artistic encounters between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century, focusing on the purposeful acquisition of information and images that characterized a direct engagement with the idea of "China." The central figure in this story is Henri-Léonard Bertin (1720–1792), who served as a minister of state under Louis XV and, briefly, Louis XVI. Both his official position and personal passion for all things Chinese placed him at the center of intersecting networks of like-minded individuals who shared his ideal vision of China as a nation from which France had much to learn. John Finlay examines a fascinating episode in the rich history of cross-cultural exchange between China and Europe in the early modern period, and this book will be an important and timely contribution to a very current discussion about Sino-French cultural relations. This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, visual culture, European and Chinese history.

Author : Mary L. Myers
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN : 0870996266

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French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century by Mary L. Myers Pdf