The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings.

Gottfried Semper. (translated By Harry Francis Mallgrave and Wolfgang Herrmann).

ISBN 10: 0521180864 / ISBN 13: 9780521180863

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge/NY, 2010

About this Item

soft cover., only the slightest signs of handling to exterior. clean, no markings. no tears. tight binding.; xx-314pp., some b/w figures in text., contains various writings by 19th century german architectural theorist gottfried semper translated from the original german. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge/NY
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521180864
• ISBN 13: 9780521180863
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Soft Cover Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine Plus
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Gottfied Semper's published writings.

Book Description

Gottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Semper's published writings, and its introduction seeks to trace the course of Semper's theoretical development over thirty-five years.