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Publication Received
John Wood: Architect of Obsession
09/1989 | 1038 | 131
Pages: 656
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Reviewer:
Stevenson, Christine (Stevenson, Christine)
Subjects
artists:
Wood, John, I, 1704-1754
Reviewed Items
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John Wood: Architect of Obsession | author: Earnshaw, Brian , author: Mowl, Timothy
Article
John Wood's System of Architecture
02/1989 | 1031 | 131
Pages: 101-107
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Author:
Harris, Eileen (Harris, Eileen)
Subjects
artists:
Wood, John, I, 1704-1754
buildings:
Stonehenge, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire, Great Britain
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
places:
Bath
sources:
Newton, Isaac
sources:
Vitruvius
subjects:
British architecture / Neo-classicism / Treatises
subjects:
Sources / Architectural orders
Illustrations
Attributed works:
27. Plan of the Temple of Solomon. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.24-25.
Attributed works:
28. Plan of the Tabernacle of Moses, 'An Altar at the Foot of Mount Sinai, Together with Twelve Pillars, According to the Twelve Tribes of Israel'. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.1.
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29. The Façade of Casa Zuccari, Florence. An Example of Capricious Mannerism, to Be Avoided. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.4.
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30. Elevation of a 'Cottage' by John Wood, 'Composed of Twelve Pillars, Sustaining a Pyramidal Roof', in the Manner of the Tomb of Zachariah and Ultimately Derived from the Tabernacle. The Origin of Building (1741), pl.9.
Attributed works:
31. King Bladud by William Hoare of Bath, Engraved by Bernard Baron. Essay Towards A Description of Bath (1749).