Architecture in France in the eighteenth century
By: Wend von Kalnein ; translated from the German by David Britt.
Contributors: Kalnein, Wend von, 1914-
Series: Yale University Press Pelican history of art
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Architecture -- France -- 18th century; Architecture, Baroque -- France; Architecture, Rococo -- France; Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- France
Description: The eighteenth century was a time of supreme achievement in French architecture. The buildings of the period are distinguished by restraint and proportion, grace and practicality - qualities that influenced architecture across Europe. This handsome book surveys developments from the final years of Louis XIV and the lasting influence of Jules-Hardouin Mansart to the dramatic fantasies of Boullee. It analyses not only the buildings, but also their interiors, and the contemporary theoretical literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-287) and index.
Based on the architecture portions of W. Kalnein and M. Levey's Art and architecture of the eighteenth century in France.