Compass and rule : architecture as mathematical practice in early modern England, 1550-1750 / Anthony Gerbino and Stephen Johnston.
Alternate Title(s):
Architecture as mathematical practice in early modern England, 1550-1750
Published / Created:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009.
Physical Description:
208 p. ; ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. I. Ch. 1. Medieval 'drawing' and the Gothic tradition -- Ch. 2. The paper revolution : the origin of large-scale technical drawing under Henry VIII -- Pt. II. Ch. 3. The mathematical practitioner and the Elizabethan architect -- Ch. 4. The Vitruvian model : Inigo Jones and the culture of the book -- Pt. III. Ch. 5. Vision, modeling, drawing : Christopher Wren's early career -- Ch. 6. Structure and scale : the Office of Works at St. Paul's -- Pt. IV. Ch. 7. Gentlemen, practitioners, and instrumental architecture -- Ch. 8. Raised high, brought low : architecture and mathematics around George III -- Insert. Geometry and structure in the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Subject Terms:
Architectural practice -- England -- History. | Architecture -- England -- History. | Architects -- England. | Mathematics -- England -- History. | Mathematicians -- England. | Architecture -- Mathematics. | Professions -- Social aspects -- England -- History.