Product Description

Inigo Jones worked as hard on the creation of his architectural persona as he did on the design of the buildings for the early Stuart court. Through his study of continental architectural and art theory, humanist education, and courtly behavior, Jones redefined the intellectual status of architecture in England and forged a new role for the architect in public life. Since the time of his death, he has been variously described as the first educated architect, the first classicist, the first Renaissance architect in Britain, and the savior of British building from the long winter of the Elizabethan style. This reputation has overlooked the many ways that Jones drew on English customs in order to shape classical architecture for a domestic audience. This book explores the creation of Jones as professional architect and the development of classical architecture in England through a study of his reading, writing, and architectural practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1793435 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 292 pages

Review
'The strength of the book under review lies in the link established between the events of Jone's life and interpretations widely adopted by critics of literature and historians, such that Jones emerges as a man of his time, as today's scholarly community productively construes it. Anderson demonstrates that the architect treasured, read, and otherwise used books in ways similar to those more learned or of a higher social class than he: we thus newly appreciate why they esteemed him." - John E. Moore, Smith College

About the Author
Christy Anderson is Associate Professor of Fine Art at the University of Toronto. Editor of The Built Surface: Architecture and Pictures from Antiquity to the Enlightenment and author of European Renaissance Architecture (forthcoming), she has contributed to the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, the Oxford Art Journal, Burlington Magazine, and Annali di architettura.

Customer Reviews

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