Theorist

Claude Perrault

1613–1688 French classicism / rationalism

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Details

Nationality: French

Connections

authored Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes selon la méthode des Anciens
proposed Positive and Arbitrary Beauty
opposes François Blondel
influenced Marc-Antoine Laugier

Referenced by

Vitruvius influenced
Leon Battista Alberti influenced

Sources

Perrault. Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes selon la méthode des Anciens. 1993.
Pérez-Gómez. Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science. 1983.
Perrault, Claude. Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes selon la méthode des Anciens. Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1683.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Claude Perrault." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/claude-perrault/. Accessed September 1, 2026.