A Discussion of Composition: As Applied to Architecture (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)Van Pelt
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1330154363
ISBN-139781330154366
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Excerpt from A Discussion of Composition: As Applied to Architecture
Persons of various interests have asked me to recommend a work on Architecture as an Art. There was nothing that exactly met their requirements, and this suggested the idea of writing something, myself. Although some of these pages are primarily for students of architecture, I hope the general public may find matter of interest in the book. Its first concrete form was a course of lectures I delivered at Cornell University, between the years 1897 and 1900.
The present Discussion of Composition is divided into six parts. The first treats the general laws of character in art; the second, general technical laws; the last four have to do with applications, three and five being, respectively, theoretical discussions of decoration and plan, four and six containing practical suggestions in the same subjects.
I cannot claim that much of this is my own conception, for Composition is the practice of Art, and Art is as old as Humanity. Where the source of following pages is itself a written page I have referred the reader to the earlier writer (the latter may, in turn, direct him to a yet earlier origin). Some of these are Ruskin, Tolstoi, G. Baldwin Brown, Viollet le Due, Mayeux, Mintz, Magne, Louis F. Day and Helmholtz.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Persons of various interests have asked me to recommend a work on Architecture as an Art. There was nothing that exactly met their requirements, and this suggested the idea of writing something, myself. Although some of these pages are primarily for students of architecture, I hope the general public may find matter of interest in the book. Its first concrete form was a course of lectures I delivered at Cornell University, between the years 1897 and 1900.
The present Discussion of Composition is divided into six parts. The first treats the general laws of character in art; the second, general technical laws; the last four have to do with applications, three and five being, respectively, theoretical discussions of decoration and plan, four and six containing practical suggestions in the same subjects.
I cannot claim that much of this is my own conception, for Composition is the practice of Art, and Art is as old as Humanity. Where the source of following pages is itself a written page I have referred the reader to the earlier writer (the latter may, in turn, direct him to a yet earlier origin). Some of these are Ruskin, Tolstoi, G. Baldwin Brown, Viollet le Due, Mayeux, Mintz, Magne, Louis F. Day and Helmholtz.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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