Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette

Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 0892366362
ISBN-13 : 9780892366361
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Book Synopsis Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette by : Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Download or read book Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette written by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impassioned plea for a Roman-Style eclecticism that draws freely on all artistic forms and traditions, Piranesi's Observations anticipates the contemporary debate between devotees of a rational, minimal architecture and advocates of an architecture rich in ornament and historical references."--BOOK JACKET.


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