A civic utopia: architecture and the city in France, 1765-1837

Expanding upon a selection of architectural drawings from the exhibition that it accompanies, this book traces how a new model of the modern French city emerged in Enlightenment-era France. Architectural drawings of public buildings and public spaces served as models for the expression of an ordered...

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Main Authors: Baudez, Basile 1974- (Author), Olsberg, Nicholas (Author)
Other Authors: Lähteenmäki, Markus (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [London] Drawing Matter Studies October 2016
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Summary:Expanding upon a selection of architectural drawings from the exhibition that it accompanies, this book traces how a new model of the modern French city emerged in Enlightenment-era France. Architectural drawings of public buildings and public spaces served as models for the expression of an ordered and open civic life as the foundation of an ideal polity
Item Description:Verantwortlichkeitsangabe vom Schutzumschlag
Published to accompany an exhibition held by Drawing Matter in collaboration with The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 8, 2016-January 8, 2017
Physical Description:i, 28 Seiten, 28 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln (zum Teil gefaltet) Illustrationen, Pläne 34 cm
ISBN:9780995630901

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