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This page intentionally left blank Published by the Getty Research Institute Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand Précis of the Lectures on Architecture Précis of the Lectures on Architecture with Graphic Portion of the Lectures on Architecture Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand Introduction by Antoine Picon Translation by David Britt Texts S Documents The Getty Research Institute Publications Program Texts & Documents Julia Bloomfield, Kurt W. Forster, Harry F. Mallgrave, Thomas F. Reese, Michael S. Roth, and Salvatore Settis, Editors Précis of the Lectures on Architecture with Graphic Portion of the Lectures on Architecture Barry Bergdoll, Editorial Consultant Steven Lindberg, Manuscript Editor Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'École Royale Polytechnique (Paris: the author, 1802-5) and Partie graphique des cours d'architecture faits à l'École Royale Polytechnique depuis sa réorganisation; précédée d'un sommaire des leçons relatives à ce nouveau travail (Paris: the author, 1821), were translated by David Britt Antoine Picon's introduction was translated by David Britt The plates of the Graphic Portion of the Lectures on Architecture have been reproduced with the permission of Yale University Library Published by The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1688 © 2000 by The Getty Research Institute All rights reserved. Published 2000 Printed in the United States of America 04 03 02 01 00 54321 Cover: Précis, part II, plates 3, 4, 10, and 16 Frontispiece: Précis, part III, plate 11 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis, 1760-1834. [Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'Ecole polytechnique. English] Précis of the lectures on architecture ; with, Graphie portion of the lectures on architecture / Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand ; introduction by Antoine Picon ; translation by David Britt. p. cm.—(Texts & documents) First work originally published: Précis des leçons d'architecture données à l'Ecole polytechnique. Paris : J. Durand, 1802-1805. 2nd work originally published: Partie graphique des cours d'architecture faits à l'Ecole royale polytechnique depuis sa réor- ganisation. Paris : J. Durand, 1821. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89236-580-3 1. Architecture. 2. Architecture—Designs and plans. I. Title: Précis of the lectures on architecture ; with, Graphic portion of the lectures on architecture. II. Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis, 1760-1834. Partie graphique des cours d'architecture faits à l'Ecole royale polytechnique depuis sa réorganisation. English. III. Title: Graphie por- tion of the lectures on architecture. IV. Title. V. Series. NA2520 .D8213 2000 720-dc 21 99-057591 Contents Plates xiii Acknowledgments 1 From "Poetry of Art" to Method: The Theory of Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand Antoine Picon Précis of the Lectures on Architecture, Volume One 73 Preface 77 Introduction Part I. Elements of Buildings 89 Section One. Qualities of Materials 97 Section Two. Uses of Materials 108 Section Three. Forms and Proportions Part II. Composition in General 119 Section One. Combination of the Elements 122 Section Two. The Parts of Buildings 126 Section Three. Buildings as a Whole Précis of the Lectures on Architecture, Volume Two 131 Preliminary Discourse Part III. Examination of the Principal Kinds of Building 143 Section One. The Principal Parts of Cities 143 The Approaches to Cities 144 Tombs 1 144 City Gates 144 Triumphal Arches 1 The Parts of Cities That Communicate between All the Others 145 Streets 145 Bridges 146 Public Squares 2 Plates 150 Section Two. Public Buildings 150 Temples 154 Palaces 3,4 156 Public Treasuries 5 157 Courthouses 6 157 Justices of the Peace 7 157 Town and City Halls 7 158 Colleges 8 159 Buildings for Assemblies of Scholars, and So On 9 159 Libraries 10 160 Museums 11 161 Observatories 12 161 Lighthouses 12 161 Market Halls and Marketplaces 13 162 Slaughterhouses 13 162 Bourses 14 163 Customhouses 14 163 Fairgrounds 15 164 Theaters 16 165 Baths 17 166 Hospitals 18 168 Prisons 19 168 Barracks 20 170 Section Three. Private Buildings 170 Private Buildings 170 Private Town Houses 171 General Dispositions of Town Houses 21 171 Divisions of Different Blocks 21 171 Apartments 22,23,24,27,28 172 The Dependencies of Apartments 172 Kitchens 172 Pantries 173 Stables 173 Carriage Houses 173 Irregular Plots 25 173 Tenements 25,26 173 Country Houses 27,28,29,30,31 179 Farmhouses or Rustic Houses 32 180 Inns 32 180 The Procedure to Be Followed in the Composition of Any Project
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