French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment

by Antoine Picon

Book Overview

The professions of architect and engineer, which had maintained very close links since the time of the Renaissance, became increasingly isolated from one another in France during the course of the eighteenth century, the 'Age of the Enlightenment'. This book analyses the meaning of this gradual mutual isolation, the consequences of which can still be felt at a variety of different levels, and offers a unique insight in English to the teaching and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521123690
• ISBN13: 9780521123693
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.7"