Boffrand, Germain.

Book of architecture : containing the general principles of the art and the plans, elevations and sections of some of the edifices built in France and in foreign countries / Germain Boffrand - Aldershot : Ashgate, 2002. - xxxii, 106 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. - Reintepreting classicism .

Includes references and index

Aknowledgements.- Introduction.-Germain Boffrand:life and work.- The theoretical context.- The live d'architecture.-Taste.- Principles.- Optical correction.- Boffrand's influence.- Notes.- A note on the French and Latin versions and the plates.- Book of architecture containing the general principles of the art.-Ttable of contents and of engraved plates.-Bbibliography.-Index

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Subjects Architecture France Early works to 1800.
Architecture--Philosophy.

720.944 / BOF