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Name: Compass and Rule: Architecture as Mathematical Practice in England
Brand: Yale University Press

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The spread of Renaissance culture in England coincided with the birth of the profession of architecture, whose practitioners soon became superior to simple builders in social standing and perceived intellectual prowess. This stimulating book, which focuses in particular on the scientist, mathematician, and architect Sir Christopher Wren, explores the extent to which this new professional identity was based on expertise in the mathematical arts and sciences. Featuring drawings, instruments, paintings and other examples of the material culture of English architecture, the book discusses the role of mathematics in architectural design and building technology. It begins with architectural drawing in the sixteenth century, moves to large-scale technical drawing under Henry VIII, considers Inigo Jones and his royal buildings and Christopher Wren and the dome of St. Paul's, and concludes with the architectural education of George III. Interweaving text and visual image, the book investigates the boundaries between art and science in architecture - the most artistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the arts.

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Brand: Yale University Press
Model: Illustrated
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0300150938
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Structures
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 31 May 2009
Listed Since: 17 October 2008

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