1. CLASSICAL MAXIMS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. PREFACE 6
4. INTRODUCTION 8
5. PART I: A CAREER OPEN TO TALENT, 1760–1789
6. 1. CLASSICAL MAXIMS 16
7. 2. EMBLEMS OF NOBILITY 24
8. 3. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 34
9. 4. THE ARCHITECTURE OF PRODUCTION 40
10. 5. LANGUAGES OF CHARACTER 68
11. 6. GALLO-ROMAN ANTIQUITY 78
12. 7. THEATRICAL VISION 82
13. 8. PHYSIOGNOMIES OF JUSTICE 94
14. 9. THE PROPYLAEA OF PARIS 106
15. PART II: FROM NEW TOWN TO UTOPIA, 1776–1806
16. 10. PHYSIOCRATIC REGIONALISM 118
17. 11. AGRONOMIC ARCHITECTURE 128
18. 12. TEMPLES OF SOCIABILITY 134
19. 13. UTOPIA OR REVOLUTION 146
20. CONCLUSION: L’ARCHITECTE MAUDIT 164
21. NOTES 172
22. CHRONOLOGY 176
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 178
24. INDEX OF PERSONS 180
25. INDEX OF LOCATIONS AND PROJECTS 182
26. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 183
27. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 184