On the ruins of Babel : architectural metaphor in German thought /

Purdy surveys the volatile state of architectural theory in the Enlightenment, brought on by the newly emerged scientific critiques of Renaissance cosmology, then shows how German writers deployed Renaissance terminology so that 'harmony' & 'unity' became states of consciousn...

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Main Author: Purdy, Daniel L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2011
Series:Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central