The four elements of architecture and other writings. 1989, xx, 314 p., ill.; bibliogr. ref.; index
ISBN
0521354757
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (gbr)
Publication country
United Kingdom
Abstract
(en)
Translations of "Preliminary remarks on polychrome architecture and sculpture in antiquity"; "The four elements of architecture"; "Science, industry, and art"; "Prospectus: comparative theory of building"; the Prolegomenon and excerpt on the theory of 'dressing' from "Style in the technical and tectonic arts or practical aesthetics". An introduction examines Semper's theoretical development, preceded by an essay on Semper as architect and historian. Subject, name and place indices are included.
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