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The architecture of the renaissance in France: a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influe

The architecture of the renaissance in France: a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influe

W H Ward

Paperback

Art HistoryGeneral ArchitectureGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353700892
ISBN13: 9789353700898
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 15 2000
Pages: 282
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
How did France absorb the Renaissance and keep reshaping it for three centuries? France rebuilds itself in stone. In Volume II of W. H. Ward's The architecture of the renaissance in France, you follow the long arc of 1495-1830 french design as palaces, churches, civic buildings and landscapes turn classical learning into a living national language. Ward treats buildings as complete works, where elevation, interior, and garden belong to one idea. Part architectural history book, part scholarly architecture monograph, Ward balances close visual judgement with clear historical framing, moving from structure to architectural decoration and ornament and on to historic garden design. Written as modern architectural history was taking shape, it remains a model of how to look: attentive to proportion, material, craft, and patronage, yet alert to politics and intellectual fashion. His focus on classical influence on architecture connects French practice to european renaissance art history while anticipating the beaux-arts design tradition. Use it for architectural history research, or read for the pleasure of seeing renaissance france architecture explained with precision and relish. As an architecture students textbook it offers perspective; as a library reference volume it rewards return visits. It captures the slow refinement of taste, from royal ambition to urban civility, across generations. For casual readers it is lucid; for classic-literature collectors, enduring. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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