On the Ruins of Babel : Architectural Metaphor in German Thought /

Purdy surveys the volatile state of architectural theory in the Enlightenment, brought on by the newly emerged scientific critiques of Renaissance cosmology, then shows how German writers deployed Renaissance terminology so that 'harmony' & 'unity' became states of consciousness, rather than terms u...

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主要作者: Purdy, Daniel L. (Author)
格式: 電子 電子書
語言:英语
出版: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2011.
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總結:Purdy surveys the volatile state of architectural theory in the Enlightenment, brought on by the newly emerged scientific critiques of Renaissance cosmology, then shows how German writers deployed Renaissance terminology so that 'harmony' & 'unity' became states of consciousness, rather than terms used to describe the built world.
實物描述:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9780801476969
訪問:Open Access