Main entry:

Bellin, Eric, author.

Title & Author:

Detailing worlds : a conceptual history of architectural detail / Eric Bellin.

Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2025.
©2025

Description:

369 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Pennsylvania, 2018, under the title: Detailing worlds : a history of architectural particulars, 1755-1899.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-359) and index.
1. Introduction : The question of detail -- 2. The academic -- 3. The technician -- 4. The student -- 5. The engineer -- 6. The architect -- 7. Conclusion : On the practice of detailing.

Summary:

"What is a "detail" in architecture? The concept of detail has long played an important role in the discourse and practice of architects, but the meaning of the term has been understood in radically different ways. Detailing Worlds is the first book to examine how our contemporary understanding of architectural detail came to be. It tells the story of the evolution of a concept from the 18th century to the present day, examining five different "worlds" of practice - the academic, technician, student, engineer, and architect - to show how each of these different contexts conditioned the emergence of new understandings of detail"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781350204379 hardcover
1350204374 hardcover
9781350204416 paperback
1350204412 paperback
electronic book
9781350204386
9781350204393

Subject:

Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Architecture Details.
Architecture History.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture Terminology.
Architecture Pictorial works.
Architecture Détails.
Architecture Philosophie.
Architecture Terminologie.
Architecture Histoire.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux.
architectural theory.
architectural ornament.

Form/genre:

architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings.
Illustrated works.
Dessins d'architecture.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Conceptual history of architectural detail

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325451
Call No.: 325451
Copy: 1
Status: Available