A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture 2 Volume Set
With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian Architecture
Published on 23. August 2012
Book
670 pages
978-1-108-05471-3 (ISBN)
Description
Sir William Chambers (1722-96), architect and furniture designer, wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal works (comptroller and surveyor-general from 1782). Notably, he remodelled Buckingham House (1762-73) and designed Somerset House (1775-96), but Chambers' reputation rests also on his Treatise on Civil Architecture (1759), which he revised and expanded in 1791 as A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. It is regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical architecture, and remains essential reading. This reissue is of the two-volume edition of 1825, annotated and with additional material by the architect and writer Joseph Gwilt (1784-1863).
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
52 Plates, black and white; 9 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1070 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-05471-3 (9781108054713)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Complete work / Part of the work
William Chambers | Joseph Gwilt
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Volume 2
With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian Architecture
Book
08/2012
Cambridge University Press
€56.80
Shipment within 15-20 days
William Chambers | Joseph Gwilt
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture
With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian Architecture
Book
08/2012
Cambridge University Press
€51.40
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
Volume 1: Dedication; List of subscribers; Preface to this edition; Life of Sir William Chambers; Of the elements of beauty in architecture; Of the origin of Grecian architecture; Of the progress and perfection of Grecian architecture; Dedication to the third edition; Preface to the third edition; Introduction; Of the origin and progress of building; Of the parts which compose the orders of architecture; Of the orders of architecture in general; Of the Tuscan order; Of the Doric order; Of the Ionic order; Of the Composite order; Of the Corinthian order; Of pilasters; Of Persians and catyarids. Volume 2: Of pedestals; Of the application of the orders of architecture; Of intercolumniations; Of arcades and arches; Of orders above orders; Of basements and attics; Of pediments; Of balustrades; Of gates, doors, and piers; Of windows; Of niches and statues; Of chimney-pieces; Of profiles for doors, windows, niches, chimney-pieces, etc.; Of block cornices and extraneous entablatures; Of the proportions of rooms; Of ceilings; Designs for casines, temples, gates, doors, etc.; Explanation of the principal terms employed in the science of architecture; General index; Directions to the binder; Errata.