The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece
Julien-David Le Roy, "The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece "
English | ISBN: 0892366699 | 2004 | 568 pages | PDF | 65 MB
English | ISBN: 0892366699 | 2004 | 568 pages | PDF | 65 MB
Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius
of Rome. The impact of the volume's splendid engravings of Athens's ancient ruins on contemporary aesthetics was heightened, particularly in the much-expanded edition of 1770, by its two highly provocative theoretical essays. In one, Le Roy set forth a compelling linear history of the conceptual
forms of architecture that began in Egypt, moved to Greece, then Rome, and finally modern Europe. In the other, seeking to express the experience of architectural form and its effects, Le Roy gave new voice to feeling. Here the second edition of
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