Historical Inquiry Into the True Principles of Beauty in Art - More Especially With Reference to Architecture

Klappentext In this illustrated work of 1849, Fergusson considers beauty in art, expressed chiefly by the architectural styles of different civilisations. Zusammenfassung James Fergusson (1808–86) spent ten years as an indigo planter in India before embarking upon a second career as an architectural historian. In this illustrated work of 1849, he considers beauty in art, expressed chiefly by the architectural styles of different civilisations, from ancient Egypt to ancient Rome. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Egypt; 2. Western Asia; 3. Greece; 4. Etruria; 5. Rome; Appendix.

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• Authors: James Fergusson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2015
• EAN: 9781108078122
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07812-2
• No. of pages: 574
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / General