Architecture of the French Enlightenment

Name: Architecture of the French Enlightenment
Brand: University of California Press
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By Allan Braham

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Allan Braham's comprehensive treatment of this brilliant and complex period introduces the reader to the major buildings, architects, and architectural patrons of the day. At the same time, it explores the broader determinants of architectural the rapid economic expansion of Paris and the main provincial centers and the increasing demand for improved public amenities--theaters, schools, markets, and hospitals. This generously illustrated book provides a vivid commentary on society and manners in pre-Revolutionary France.

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Publication Date:

1980

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University of California Press

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Published: English

ISBN10:

0520041178

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