French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521123693)

The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from one another in France during the course of the eighteenth century, the 'Age of the Enlightenment'. This book analyses the meaning of this gradual mutual isolation, the consequences of which can still be felt at a variety of different levels, and offers a unique insight in English to the teaching and practice of architects such as Jacques-Francois Blondel and Pierre Patte, and engineers such as Jean-Rodolphe Perronet and Gaspard-Riche de Prony. The text of the book is clear and easily comprehensible, and presents a fully accessible account of this key period in the development of architectural achievement and debate.

Author: Antoine Picon,Picon Antoine
ISBN-10: 0521123690
ISBN-13: 9780521123693
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2009
Pages: 452
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.91d