Capital Problem: The Attic Order and the Greek Revival in America, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 103, Part 5): 693 - Hardcover

Marks, Arthur S.

 
9781606180358: Capital Problem: The Attic Order and the Greek Revival in America, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 103, Part 5): 693
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1606180355 ISBN 13: 9781606180358
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press, 2013

Synopsis

Explores the history, application, and accrued meanings of the attic order in America, beginning with Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who employed the order. The author traces the genealogy of the architectural influence as it passes from Latrobe to his disciples to their disciples. Latrobe saw "a singular exception, a unique design feature that, besides having a direct and indisputable association with ancient Greece, also offered Americans an architectural order that might be naturalized, that might be made their own." The work is extremely fine-grained, and rich in references, especially to 18th- and 19th-century architectural literature. 45+ b& w plates.

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Publisher
American Philosophical Society Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1606180355
ISBN 13 
9781606180358
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
142