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Letters of an Architect from France, Italy and Greece

Volume 2

Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

Author: Joseph Woods

Date Published: January 2014
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9781108069427

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In 1816, architect and botanist Joseph Woods (1776–1864) embarked on a two-year journey through France, Switzerland, Italy and Greece, documenting interesting flora as well as buildings of note. This two-volume work first appeared in 1828. The account stands apart from other contemporary travelogues owing to the application of Woods' architectural insight. By critically assessing ancient and modern buildings for strengths and defects, Woods hoped to inform fellow architects as to how they might produce beautiful buildings through the study of different modes of construction and decoration. Accordingly, the text is accompanied by Woods' drawings of important buildings and architectural features. In Volume 2, he records his travels through Italy, Greece and Malta, and examines such notable locations as the Athenian Acropolis and the ruins of Pompeii.

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Product details
- Date Published: January 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108069427
- length: 490 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 178 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.84kg
- contains: 30 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
31. Rome (cont.)
32. Trastevere, walls
33. Neighbourhood of Rome
34. Neighbourhood of Rome (cont.)
35. Tivoli
36. Subiaco, Palestrina
37. Tusculum, Albano, Ostia
38. Journey to Florence
39. Modena, Parma, Mantua, Ferrara
40. Ravenna
41. Academies
42. Speculations at Rome
43. Naples
44. Neighbourhood of Naples
45. Journey to Athens
46. Athens
47. Acropolis
48. Other antiquities of Athens
49. Neighbourhood of Athens
50. Excursion round Attica
51. Voyage from Athens to Malta
52. Malta
53. Syracuse, Catania
54. Taormina, Messina, Palermo
55. Agrigentum, Selinum, Segesta
56. Pompei
57. Naples, Paestum
58. Journey to Rome, and last residence there
59. Journey to Florence, Pisa
60. Schools
61. Lucca, Genoa
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