The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings: And Other Writings (Res Monographs in Anthropology and Aesthetics)

Preliminary Remarks On Polychrome Architecture And Sculpture In Antiqity -- Four Elements Of Architecture -- Science, Industry, And Art -- Comparative Theory Of Building -- Style In The Technical And Tectonic Arts, Or Practical Aesthetics -- On Architectural Styles. Gottfried Semper ; Translated By Harry Francis Mallgrave And Wolfgang Herrmann ; Introduction By Harry Francis Mallgrave. Translated From German. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 285-306. Gottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Semper's published writings, and its introduction seeks to trace the course of Semper's theoretical development over thirty-five years.