Gottfried Semper and the problem of historicism / Mari Hvattum.

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Hvattum, Mari, 1966-

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TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 274 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0511162715
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gottfried Semper and the problem of historicism.DDC classification:

720/.92 22

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NA1088.S48 H89 2004eb

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Contents:

Prolegomenon -- Introduction : Gottfried Semper, texts and interpretations -- The cult of origins -- The doctrine of imitation -- Semper and the poetics of architecture -- Semper and practical aesthetics -- The comparative method -- Towards a method of inventing -- Semper and the "style of our time" -- History and historicism -- Between poetics and practical aesthetics.

Summary: Using key texts by Gottfried Semper, Mari Hvattum offers a reinterpretation of historicism. Hvattum focuses on Semper's two major concerns: an understanding of the ontological significance of art and architecture, and the rendering of art and architecture as the objects of scientific investigation and prediction.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-267) and index.

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Using key texts by Gottfried Semper, Mari Hvattum offers a reinterpretation of historicism. Hvattum focuses on Semper's two major concerns: an understanding of the ontological significance of art and architecture, and the rendering of art and architecture as the objects of scientific investigation and prediction.

English.

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