George Hersey is Emeritus Professor of Art History at Yale University. He is the author of numerous books, including The Evolution of Allure: Sexual Selection from the Medici Venus to the Incredible Hulk (MIT Press, 1996) and The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture: Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi (MIT Press, 1988).
The Monumental Impulse Architecture's Biological Roots George Hersey Paper / February 2001 Art historian George Hersey investigates the many ties between the biological sciences and the building arts. Price $28.00 | ADD TO CART
The Monumental Impulse Architecture's Biological Roots George Hersey Cloth / June 1999 Exploring the relationship between physical structures and living organisms, from bridges to mosques, from molecules to mammals. OUT OF PRINT
Possible Palladian Villas (Plus a Few Instructively Impossible Ones) George Hersey and Richard Freedman Paper / August 1992 George Hersey and Richard Freedman reveal the rigorous geometric rules by which Palladio conceived the most influential buildings in history. OUT OF PRINT
Possible Palladian Villas (Plus a Few Instructively Impossible Ones) George Hersey and Richard Freedman Cloth / August 1992 George Hersey and Richard Freedman reveal the rigorous geometric rules by which Palladio conceived these structures Price $60.00 | ADD TO CART
The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi George Hersey Paper / February 1988 By analyzing this poetry - the tropes founded on the Greek terms for ornamental detail - he reconstructs a classical theory about the origin and meaning of the orders, one that links them to ancient sacrificial ritual and myth. Price $22.00 | ADD TO CART
The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture Speculations on Ornament from Vitruvius to Venturi George Hersey Cloth / February 1988 For the last four centuries, George Hersey shows, philology and formalism have drained architecture of its poetry. OUT OF PRINT
Architecture, Poetry, and Number in the Royal Palace at Caserta George Hersey Cloth / May 1983 Although Vanvitelli was one of the most notable architects of his century, as Caserta was one of its major buildings, this study by a leading scholar of Baroque and Neapolitan architecture is the first book in English on the architect and his masterpiece. OUT OF STOCK
