Gerbino, Anthony. Compass and rule : architecture as mathematical practice in England, 1500-1750

Folger bibliographic ID: 230107
Folger call number: NA1995 .G47 2009
Folger holdings ID: 276316

General notes

Published to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford from 16 June to 6 September 2009 and the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, from 18 February to 30 May 2010 Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index

Contents

Medieval drawing and Gothic tradition -- The paper revolution: the origin of large-scale technical drawing under Henry VIII -- The mathematical practitioner and the Elizabethan architect -- The Vitruvian model: Inigo Jones and the culture of the book -- Vision, modelling, drawing: Christopher Wren's early career -- Structure and scale: the office of works at St. Paul's -- Gentlemen, practitioners, and instrumental architecture -- Raised high, brought low: architecture and mathematics around George III -- Geometry and structure in the dome of St. Paul's cathedral / Gordon Higgott -- Catalogue checklist

Extended title: Compass and rule : architecture as mathematical practice in England, 1500-1750 / Anthony Gerbino and Stephen Johnston ; with a contribution by Gordon Higgott
Alternate titles: Compass & rule

Architectural practice Architecture Architects Mathematics Mathematicians Professions

author: Gerbino, Anthony
associated with: Johnston, Stephen, 1961-
associated with: University of Oxford. Museum of the History of Science
associated with: Yale Center for British Art