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E-book: Julien-David Leroy and the Making of Architectural History

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This book examines the career and publications of the French architect Julien-David Leroy (1724–1803) and his impact on architectural theory and pedagogy.

Despite not leaving any built work, Leroy is a major international figure of eighteenth-century architectural theory and culture. Considering the place that Leroy occupied in various intellectual circles of the Enlightenment and Revolutionary period, this book examines the sources for his ideas about architectural history and theory and defines his impact on subsequent architectural thought. This book will be of key interest to graduate students and scholars of Enlightenment-era architectural history.

List of figures
viii
Acknowledgments xv
Figure credits
xvii
Note on the text xviii
List of abbreviations
xix
Introduction: Positioning Leroy 1(18)
Part One Voyageur/Philosophe
19(186)
1 Traveler in the Academy
21(28)
2 A book by its cover
49(19)
3 Measuring the earth
68(19)
4 Greek architecture and the doctrine of Vitruvius
87(49)
5 Greece and the Orient
136(20)
6 A new way of making history
156(27)
7 Mentor in the garden
183(22)
Part Two Academician/Mentor
205(70)
8 Architecture and Enlightenment
207(27)
9 Science for the public good
234(22)
10 Monument to a revolutionary hero
256(19)
Select bibliography 275(20)
Index 295
Christopher Drew Armstrong is an Assistant Professor and Director of Architectural Studies in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh.