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Rediscovering Architecture :

by Jong, Sigrid de,
Additional authors: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, -- issuing body. Physical details: vii, 353 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm ISBN: 9780300195750 (hbk.); 0300195753 (hbk.). Subject(s): Temples -- Italy -- Paestum (Extinct city) | Architecture, Greek -- Influence. | Architecture -- Philosophy -- History -- 18th century. | Neoclassicism (Architecture) | Europeans -- Travel -- Italy -- Paestum (Extinct city) -- History -- 18th century. | Paestum (Extinct city) -- In art. | Paestum (Extinct city) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Architecture, Hellenistic. | Italy -- Paestum (Extinct city) | Tempelbau. | Rezeption. | Architektur. | �Asthetik. | Paestum.
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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.

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