Four Historical Definitions of Architecture
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Where does architecture belong in the larger scheme of things? Is it a liberal art? Is it related to painting, music, medicine, or horse training? Is it timeless, or does it have a beginning? To pursue such questions, Stephen Parcell investigates four historical definitions of Western architecture: as a techn? in ancient Greece, a mechanical art in medieval Europe, an art of disegno in Renaissance Italy, and a fine art in eighteenth-century Europe...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0773539565
ISBN13:9780773539563
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.1"
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