ABSTRACT

This book examines the career and publications of the French architect Julien-David Leroy (1724–1803) and his impact on architectural theory and pedagogy.

Despite not leaving any built work, Leroy is a major international figure of eighteenth-century architectural theory and culture. Considering the place that Leroy occupied in various intellectual circles of the Enlightenment and Revolutionary period, this book examines the sources for his ideas about architectural history and theory and defines his impact on subsequent architectural thought. This book will be of key interest to graduate students and scholars of Enlightenment-era architectural history.

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

Positioning Leroy

part 1|185 pages

Voyageur/Philosophe

chapter 1|28 pages

Traveler in the Academy

chapter 2|19 pages

A Book by its Cover

chapter 3|19 pages

Measuring the Earth

chapter 5|20 pages

Greece and the Orient

chapter 6|27 pages

A New Way of Making History

chapter 7|21 pages

Mentor in the Garden

part 2|69 pages

Academician/Mentor

chapter 8|27 pages

Architecture and Enlightenment

chapter 9|22 pages

Science for the Public Good

chapter 10|18 pages

Monument to a Revolutionary Hero