The Art of Building in the Classical World
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The Art of Building in the Classical World

Vision, Craftsmanship, and Linear Perspective in Greek and Roman Architecture

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The Art of Building in the Classical World

Vision, Craftsmanship, and Linear Perspective in Greek and Roman Architecture

About this book

This book examines the application of drawing in the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the tools and techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped theories of vision and representations of the universe in science and philosophy. Building on recent scholarship that examines and reconstructs the design process of classical architecture, John R. Senseney focuses on technical drawing in the building trade as a model for the expression of visual order, showing that the techniques of ancient Greek drawing actively determined concepts about the world. He argues that the uniquely Greek innovations of graphic construction determined principles that shaped the massing, special qualities and refinements of buildings and the manner in which order itself was envisioned.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781107002357
eBook ISBN
9781139037037
Topic
Art
Subtopic
History of Ancient Art

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Preface
  9. Note on Dates and Translations
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Introduction: Challenges of Analysis and Interpretation
  12. One: The Ideas of Architecture
  13. Two: Vision and Spatial Representation
  14. Three: The Genesis of Scale Drawing and Linear Perspective
  15. Four: Architectural Vision
  16. Excursus: Envisioning Cosmic Mechanism in Plato and Vitruvius
  17. Appendix A: Analysis of the Dimensions of the Blueprint for Entasis at Didyma
  18. Appendix B: Analysis of the Hypothetical Working Drawing for Platform Curvature at Segesta
  19. Appendix C: Analysis of the Hypothetical Working Drawing for Platform Curvature in the Parthenon
  20. Notes
  21. References
  22. Index