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Jong, Sigrid de,

Rediscovering Architecture : Paestum in Eighteenth-Century Architectural Experience and Theory / Paestum in Eighteenth-Century Architectural Experience and Theory Sigrid de Jong. - vii, 353 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-343) and index.

Introduction -- Aesthetic experiences. Paradoxical encounters: Paestum and the sublime ; Scenic associations: Paestum and the picturesque -- Experiences of movement. Entering ruins: a physical experience ; Staging ruins: theatrical sequences -- Contextualising experiences. In pursuit of the primitive: history in the making ; The eye of the architect: Paestum exported -- Conclusion.


Text in English.

ISBN: 9780300195750 0300195753

LCCN: 2014953985

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB4D6382 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Temples--Italy--Paestum (Extinct city)
Architecture, Greek--Influence.
Architecture--Philosophy--History--18th century.
Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Europeans--Travel--History--Italy--Paestum (Extinct city)--18th century.
Architecture, Hellenistic.
Tempelbau.
Rezeption.
Architektur.
�Asthetik.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Paestum (Extinct city)--In art.
Paestum (Extinct city)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy--Paestum (Extinct city)
Paestum.

LC Class. No.: NA285.P3 / J66 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 722.809377773