{"product_id":"wrens-tracts-on-architecture-and-other-writings-paperback-9780521044240","title":"Wren's 'Tracts' on Architecture and Other Writings (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521044240","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWren's 'Tracts' on Architecture and Other Writings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn examination of the theoretical work of Christopher Wren.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLydia M. Soo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521044240, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 October 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, 69 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 16.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.459 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Soo's handsome edition is in every way a … usable and useful book to work with.' Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a scholarly examination of the theoretical work of one of the most important architects of early modern Europe. Trained as a scientist, Wren applied the seventeenth-century scientific methods to his study of ancient, medieval, Renaissance and contemporary architecture. From his study of ancient buildings, he posited a new version of the origins and development of the Classical style, thereby becoming one of the first to challenge theoretical principles of architecture that had been upheld since the Renaissance. Rejecting the idea of beauty as absolute and innate, Wren formulated an empirical definition, based on visual perception and custom. His acceptance of the relativity of beauty also led him to recognize the Gothic style, then disparaged by himself and his contemporaries throughout Europe, as a legitimate one that evolved within particular cultural circumstances. This edition of Wren's writings includes accurate, annotated transcriptions of the texts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Editorial note\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Notes on the antiquities of London\u003cbr\u003e 2. Notes and reports on Gothic churches\u003cbr\u003e 3. Letter from Paris\u003cbr\u003e 4. Letter on building churches\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tracts on architecture\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Wren's method of design\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theory of architecture [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theory of architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theory%20of%20architecture%20%5BAMA%5D%22\"\u003eAMA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004143423768,"sku":"9780521044240","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521044240i_d080f201-c122-458c-ac9e-5cfa59abdd33.jpg?v=1694968616","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wrens-tracts-on-architecture-and-other-writings-paperback-9780521044240","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}