The Architectural Theory of Viollet-le-Duc: Readings and Commentary

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Book Overview

Among architects and preservationists, the writings of Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) have long been considered major resources. They inspired a generation of American architects, including Frank Furness, John Wellborn Root, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1894, the critic Montgomery Schuyler observed that Viollet-le-Duc's books "have had the strongest influence on this generation of readers." But for the past century, all but one of his works...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262720132
• ISBN13: 9780262720137
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"