On the ruins of Babel : architectural metaphor in German thought / Daniel L. Purdy.
Purdy surveys the volatile state of architectural theory in the Enlightenment, brought on by the newly emerged scientific critiques of Renaissance cosmology, then shows how German writers deployed Renaissance terminology so that 'harmony' & 'unity' became states of consciousn...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.).
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | Purdy surveys the volatile state of architectural theory in the Enlightenment, brought on by the newly emerged scientific critiques of Renaissance cosmology, then shows how German writers deployed Renaissance terminology so that 'harmony' & 'unity' became states of consciousness, rather than terms used to describe the built world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0801476763 9780801476761 0801460050 9780801460050 0801476968 9780801476969 |