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The Pantheon
William L. Macdonald
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Description for The Pantheon
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 129 halftones, 27 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMN; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
The Pantheon in Rome is one of the grand architectural statements of all ages. This richly illustrated book isolates the reasons for its extraordinary impact on Western architecture, discussing the Pantheon as a building in its time but also as a building for all time.
Mr. MacDonald traces the history of the structure since its completion and examines its progeny--domed rotundas with temple-fronted porches built from the second century to the twentieth--relating them to the original. He analyzes the Pantheon's design and the details of its technology and construction, and explores the meaning of the building on the basis ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674010192
SKU
V9780674010192
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99-50
About William L. Macdonald
William L. MacDonald was Alice Pratt Brown Professor of Art History at Smith College.
Reviews for The Pantheon
The Pantheon is an informative and extremely well organized [book on] one of the most important and influential buildings in world history. Throughout, the language is appealing...Not only a coherent summary of the history, description, and analysis of the building, but also a discussion of the relevant architectural issues within a larger framework.
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