The Architecture of the French Enlightenment
Author: Allan Braham
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780520067394
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAllan Braham's comprehensive treatment of this brilliant and complex period introduces the reader to the major buildings, architects, and architectural patrons of the day. At the same time, it explores the broader determinants of architectural production: the rapid economic expansion of Paris and the main provincial centers and the increasing demand for improved public amenities--theaters, schools, markets, and hospitals. This generously illustrated book provides a vivid commentary on society and manners in pre-Revolutionary France.