Viollet le duc e.

1990 · 160525 — Beorge Braziller 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition as new in every respect. Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only one 1/4"" tear at top edge with light edge wear. Selections from Viollet-le-Duc's ten-volume Dictionnaire raisonn� de l'architecture fran�aise du XI�me au XVI�me si�cle examining architectural theory and practice including entries on Gothic and Romanesque architecture building methods structural elements such as flying buttresses barrel vaults diagonal arches and groined vaults restoration principles and medieval construction techniques translated by Kenneth D. Whitehead with introduction by Barry Bergdoll. Viollet-le-Duc 1814-1879 is widely recognized as the most astute and influential architectural theorist of his era. His greatest work is the ten-volume Descriptive dictionary of French architecture from the 11th to the 16th century Dictionnaire raisonne de l'architecture francaise du XIeme au XVIeme siecle . For the first time the four most important essays have been collected and translated into English. These essays treat the history of French architecture the principles of construction the relationship between style and architecture and the art of restoration. 272 pages with architectural drawings a few maps. Keywords: Gothic Builders Romanesque Flying Buttresses Groined Vault Barrel Vaults Diagonal Arches Restoration Theory Medieval Methods Structural Elements Illustrated Beorge Braziller hardcover