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1 Introduction

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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction 3
  5. Architecture as a Technē 21
  6. Architecture as a Mechanical Art 40
  7. Hugh of St Victor and the Mechanical Arts 59
  8. Architecture as an Art of Disegno 105
  9. Alberti and the Arts of Disegno 122
  10. Vasari and the Arts of Disegno 149
  11. Architecture as a Fine Art 178
  12. Boullée and the Fine Arts 220
  13. Conclusion 248
  14. Notes 255
  15. Bibliography 309
  16. Index 331
Four Historical Definitions of Architecture
This chapter is in the book Four Historical Definitions of Architecture
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773586871-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction 3
  5. Architecture as a Technē 21
  6. Architecture as a Mechanical Art 40
  7. Hugh of St Victor and the Mechanical Arts 59
  8. Architecture as an Art of Disegno 105
  9. Alberti and the Arts of Disegno 122
  10. Vasari and the Arts of Disegno 149
  11. Architecture as a Fine Art 178
  12. Boullée and the Fine Arts 220
  13. Conclusion 248
  14. Notes 255
  15. Bibliography 309
  16. Index 331
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