Architecture of Knowledge - Eleonora Pistis
Hawksmoor and Oxford
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2024Uitgever: Brepols Publishers320 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1905375972ISBN-13: 9781905375974Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary Nicholas Hawksmoor's dream of a new Oxford, though only partially realized between 1708 and 1736, remains one of the most striking examples of the architecture of knowledge from the early modern period. This was a time of erudite experimentation on paper and in stone. Academics and Hawksmoor as their chosen architect, alongside a range of other figures, envisaged a network of streets, paths, gates, and squares connecting newly designed colleges and libraries, as well as the university press. Comple...
