Architectural Theory: Volume I - An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870

Architectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark anthology that surveys the development of the field of...
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Author: Harry Francis Mallgrave
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Architectural Theory: Volume I - An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 by Mallgrave, Harry Francis

Architectural Theory: Volume I - An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870

BD$195.16

Architectural Theory: Volume I - An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870

BD$195.16
Author: Harry Francis Mallgrave
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Architectural Theory: Vitruvius to 1870 is a landmark anthology that surveys the development of the field of architecture from its earliest days to the year 1870. The first truly comprehensive anthology that brings together the classic essays in the field, the volume chronicles the major developments and trends in architecture from Vitruvius to Gottfried Semper.



  • Volume 1 of the first overview of architectural thought from antiquity to the present day; this volume covers 25 B.C. to 1870
  • Collects over 200 classic essays in the field, organized thematically for the student and scholar, covering Classicism, Neoclassicism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and the Gothic
  • Includes German, French, and Italian essays appearing in English here for the first time
  • Features a general introduction and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory.


Author: Harry Francis Mallgrave
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 08/22/2005
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.62h x 7.20w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9781405102582


Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1006

About the Author
Harry Francis Mallgrave is Professor of History and Theory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His l996 book Gottfried Semper: Architect of the Nineteenth Century was awarded the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award by the Society of Architectural Historians. He is also the author of Modern Architectural Theory 1673-1968 published in 2005.

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