Title The Architecture of the École des beaux-arts / edited by Arthur Drexler ; essays by Richard Chafee ... [and others]

Published New York : Museum of Modern Art ; Cambridge, Mass. : distributed by MIT Press, [1977] ©1977

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Description 525 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm Contents Preface and acknowledgments / Arthur Drexler -- Engineer's architecture : truth and its consequences / Arthur Drexler -- The teaching of architecture at the École des beaux-arts / Richard Chafee -- Architectural composition at the École des beaux-arts from Charles Percier to Charles Garnier / David Van Zanten -- The romantic idea of architectural legibility : Henri Labrouste and the neo-grec / Neil Levine -- Beaux-arts buildings in France and America -- Notes to the essays -- Lists of architects and their works Notes Based on an exhibition shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Oct. 29, 1975-Jan. 4, 1976 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also issued online Issuing Body Based on an exhibition shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Oct. 29, 1975-Jan.4,1976 Subject École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France) Architecture -- France -- History -- 19th century. Architecture -- France -- 19th century. Architecture -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Architecture, Modern -- 19th century -- France. Eclecticism in architecture -- France. Eclecticism in architecture -- United States. Author Chafee, Richard. Drexler, Arthur. École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France) Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) LC no. 75007649 ISBN 0870702440

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