Letters of an Architect from France, Italy and Greece
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- Author: Joseph Woods
- Date Published: January 2014
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- isbn: 9781108070126
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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 1, he charts his year-long journey through France and Switzerland to Rome, including discussion of the notable ecclesiastical edifices of Notre Dame and the Vatican. In Volume 2, he records his travels through Italy, Greece and Malta, examining such notable locations as the Athenian Acropolis and the ruins of Pompeii.
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- Date Published: January 2014
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108070126
- length: 998 pages
- dimensions: 257 x 180 x 58 mm
- weight: 1.72kg
- contains: 66 b/w illus.
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
1. Journey to Paris
2. General account of Paris
3. Gothic architecture
4. Gothic architecture (cont.)
5. Return to Paris
6. Edifices of Paris
7. Paris
8. Journey to Lyon
9. Lyon
10. South of France
11. South of France (cont.)
12. South of France (cont.)
13. Geneva
14. Tour in Switzerland
15. Milan
16. Verona
17. Vicenza, Padua
18. Venice
19. Venice (cont.)
20. Bologna
21. Florence
22. Journey to Rome
23. Roman antiquities
24. Roman antiquities (cont.)
25. St Peter's
26. Basilican churches
27. Living at Rome
28. Rome
29. Palaces of Rome
30. Rome. Volume 2:
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
Index.
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