The role of the Quatremère de Quincy dictionary in debates about architectural precepts

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1984-4506.risco.2021.166740

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Theory of Architecture, Dictionary, 18th and 19th Centuries

Abstract

In 1788, Quatremère de Quincy (Paris, 1755 – 1849), who, by then, was making himself known within the erudite debate circles of French art, was commissioned to elaborate the Dictionnaire d’Architecture for the Encyclopédie Méthodique, by editor Panckoucke. The original work was published in three tomes (between 1788 and 1825), and, in 1832, its author redistributed and condensed it in two volumes in the Dictionnaire Historique d’Architecture. The article discussed the reasons why this textual genre, which separates themes by entries and is published in fascicles, was elected to convey articles related to architectural theory to various classes of readers. The objective was refine not only architects’ tastes, but also the literate public’s tastes.

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Author Biography

  • Renata Baesso Pereira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo

    Professora Titular da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas - SP, Membro do corpo docente permanente do Programa de Pós Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (POSURB-ARQ PUC - Campinas, desde 2012) e da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU PUC Campinas, desde 2008). Membro do grupo de pesquisa "História das Cidades: Ocupação Territorial e Ideários Urbanos" do CEATEC PUC Campinas. Doutora pelo Programa de Pós Graduação da FAU USP na área de concentração de História e Fundamentos da Arquitetura e do Urbanismo (2008), mestre em Urbanismo pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (2000) e graduada na Escola de Arquitetura da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1994).

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Published

2021-07-28

How to Cite

Pereira, R. B. (2021). The role of the Quatremère de Quincy dictionary in debates about architectural precepts. Risco - Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 19, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.11606/1984-4506.risco.2021.166740