The Pantheon - Design Meaning and Progency

ranks--along with Cheops's pyramid, the Parthenon, Wren's churches, Mansard's palaces-as an architectural archetype.

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1. In The Temple of The Whole World 2. The Building Proper 3. Background and Principles of Design 4. The Problem of Meaning 5. 'The Most Celebrated Edifice' Bibliography Notes List of Illustrations Index

About the author

William L. MacDonald was Alice Pratt Brown Professor of Art History at Smith College.

Summary

In this richly illustrated book, MacDonald analyzes the original design and construction of one of the grand architectural statements of all ages, discusses the technology that made it possible, and explores its metaphorical meaning.

Product details

• Authors: William L. MacDonald, MacDonald William L., Wl Macdonald
• Assisted by: Pinto John (Foreword)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2011
• EAN: 9780674010192
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01019-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 237 g
• Illustrations: w. ill.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; COOKING / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, Cookery / food & drink etc, Ancient Rome, Religious buildings, Architecture: religious buildings, Ancient Roman style, Cookery / food and drink / food writing