French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Antoine Picon
SeriesCambridge Studies in the History of Architecture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:452
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 189
Category/GenreArchitectural structure and design
History of architecture
ISBN/Barcode 9780521123693
ClassificationsDewey:720.94409033
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 December 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

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, 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.