Viollet-Le-Duc. Figure of a century. Architecture and historical imagination.
Prentheses| N° d'inventaire | 31614 |
| Format | 24 x 17 |
| Détails | 544 p., paperback |
| Publication | Marseille, 2025 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782863643808 |
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc is one of the most famous French architects of the 19th century, known for his restorations of medieval buildings (including Notre-Dame de Paris) and his didactic works. He is above all an important architectural theorist.
The originality of this work is to offer a double reading: that of the intellectual journey of the architect considered in the light of his cultural and political context, at a pivotal moment in the history of France which extends from the aftermath of the Revolution to the rise of capitalist society.
This book offers a rich and detailed view of the transition from 19th-century historicism to technological modernism, as it was "embodied" in the life and thought of one of the major cultural figures of the time.
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc is one of the most famous French architects of the 19th century, known for his restorations of medieval buildings (including Notre-Dame de Paris) and his didactic works. He is above all an important architectural theorist.
The originality of this work is to offer a double reading: that of the intellectual journey of the architect considered in the light of his cultural and political context, at a pivotal moment in the history of France which extends from the aftermath of the Revolution to the rise of capitalist society.
This book offers a rich and detailed view of the transition from 19th-century historicism to technological modernism, as it was "embodied" in the life and thought of one of the major cultural figures of the time.