Livre d’architecture contenant les principes généraux de cet art (1745)
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Livre d’architecture contenant les principes généraux de cet art (1745) is an influential 18th-century architectural treatise by Germain Boffrand that codifies the principles and aesthetics of French Rococo and classical design.
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| Livre d’architecture contenant les principes généraux de cet art (1745) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architectural treatise
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book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Rococo interior design
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court architecture in France ⓘ |
| author | Germain Boffrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
architectural orders
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ornamentation in Rococo style ⓘ principles of composition in architecture ⓘ proportions in architecture ⓘ |
| documents |
Boffrand’s design principles
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French Rococo decorative vocabulary ⓘ |
| era | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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art history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aesthetics of French Rococo
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classical design principles ⓘ principles of architectural design ⓘ |
| genre | architectural treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Germain Boffrand as architect ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Germain Boffrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
architectural aesthetics
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architectural theory ⓘ |
| hasFormat | illustrated book ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century European architectural theory
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later French architectural practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French classical tradition
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Rococo decorative arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
architects
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patrons of architecture ⓘ students of architecture ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement |
French classicism
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Rococo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
codifying principles of French Rococo design
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synthesis of Rococo and classical aesthetics ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1745 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
harmony and proportion in architecture
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unity of structure and ornament ⓘ |
| subject |
French Rococo architecture
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architectural theory ⓘ architecture ⓘ classical architecture ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 18th-century French architecture ⓘ |
| title | Livre d’architecture contenant les principes généraux de cet art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Germain Boffrand
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