Main entry:

Izenour, George C.

Title & Author:

Theater technology / by George C. Izenour.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©1996.

Description:

xxix, 558 pages : illustrations ; 30 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 535-540) and indexes.
Ch. 1. Legacy of baroque and neobaroque theater technology in western Europe, 1770-1875 -- ch. 2. Evolution of modern theater engineering-technology in Germany (Austria) and development of stage lighting technology in western Europe, 1875-1940 -- ch. 3. Evolution of American theater engineering-technology, 1850-1940 -- ch. 4. The Electro-Mechanical Laboratory, Yale University Drama School, 1939-1977 -- ch. 5. The theater consulting practice of George C. Izenour, the Electro-Mechanical Laboratory, and collaboration with manufacturers -- ch. 6. The contemporary American theater building : design, structure, and engineering-technology -- ch. 7. State of the art and a possible scenario for a program of development in theater engineering-technology : a long view -- ch. 8. People and means : contrasts in style.

Summary:

"George C. Izenour ties detailed information on construction, lighting, acoustical structures, electro-mechanical-hydraulic systems, and stage controls to a rich-history of technological developments from the invention of the proscenium stage in late Renaissance Italy to the contributions of our own time. All the drawings are produced on the same scale for plan, transverse section, and perspective section."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0300067666
9780300067668

Subject:

Theater architecture.
Stage machinery.
Stage lighting.
Theaters Stage-setting and scenery.
Architecture des théâtres.
Machines de théâtre.
Éclairage de scène.
stage machinery.
stage lighting.
Bühnentechnik
Theatertechniek.
Architecture.
Théâtre (Édifice)
Éclairage scénique.
Machinerie de scène.
Décor de théâtre.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 134103
Call No.: IDM NA6821.I947; ID:97-B393
Status: Available