The Architecture of the Ecole Des Beaux-Arts by Arthur Drexler - 1977

528pp, 401 illustrations (24 in color). Very good, but with a repaired tear to the front endpaper and a mild crease to the front flyleaf.

MIT, 1977. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Covers edgeworn. Front flyleaf folded.

The MIT Press, 1977-09-15. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Museum of Modern Art/ MIT Press, 1977. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed analysis and examination of the philosophy of the Beaux-Arts school of architecture, whose two-hundred-year history culminated the body of ideas and buildings against which the modern movement rebelled. Based on the doctrines of architecture formulated by the French Academy during the eighteenth century, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts system of instruction stressed drawing as the primary means of visualizing architectural form. The authors examine Beaux-Atrs concepts of theory and practice, assess major work by each of the school's main factions; covers the school's complex political and administrative history; the consequences for modern architecture of its antihistorical bias; the influence of model making and drawing on the development of architectural concepts; etc. 527 pgs. 401 Illustrations, 24 in color with 12 gatefolds. Small stamp and pocket remnant on front endpaper; small label removal mark and… Read More