The Art of Building in the Classical World Vision, Craftsmanship, and Linear Perspective in Greek and Roman Architecture
This book examines the application of drawing in the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the tools and techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped theories of vision and representations of the universe in science and philosophy. Building on recent scholar...
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Cambridge University Press
2011
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: challenges of analysis and interpretation
- The ideas of architecture
- Vision and spatial representation
- The genesis of scale drawing and linear perspective
- Architectural vision
- Excursus: Envisioning cosmic mechanism in Plato and Vitruvius
- Appendix A: Analysis of the dimensions of the blueprint for entasis at Didyma
- Appendix B: Analysis of the hypothetical working drawing for platform curvature at Segesta
- Appendix C: Analysis of the hypothetical working drawing for platform curvature in the Parthenon