num_pages: 48
description: More and more science is coming to recognize, what theosophy affirms, that the spiral vortex... both in its time and its space aspects is the universal archetype... -from Changeless Change First published in 1910 and updated in 1922-this is a reproduction of that second edition-this is architect and theosophist Claude Bragdon's exploration of art as an expression of the cosmic life. And what a glorious exploration is it. The essay titles hint at the lyricism of Bragdon's prose: 7The Art of Architecture 7Unity and Polarity 7Changeless Change 7The Bodily Temple 7Latent Geometry 7The Arithmetic of Beauty 7Frozen Music Accompanied by lovely and informative line drawings, these essays constitute a master class in the philosophy of art, beauty, science, and the intersection of all three. Other works by Bragdon available from Cosimo Classics: More Lives Than One, Architecture and Democracy, Episodes from An Unwritten History, and A Primer of Higher Space (The Fourth Dimension). American architect, stage designer, and writer CLAUDE FAYETTE BRAGDON (1866-1946) helped found the Rochester Architectural Club, in the city where he made his greatest mark as a building designer with structures including Rochester Central Station, Rochester Institute of Technology, and the First Universalist Church; he also designed Peterborough Bridge in Ontario. In later life, Bragdon worked on Broadway as scenic designer for 1930s productions of Cyrano de Bergerac and Hamlet, among others.
language: English
title: The Beautiful Necessity.: Seven Essays on Theosophy And Architecture.
titlecomplete: The Beautiful Necessity.: Seven Essays on Theosophy And Architecture.
genres: Essays, Architecture
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Echo Library