The exhibition of rare illustrated books about architecture and urban design at the Special Collections of the University of Illinois in Chicago will draw on the UIC Burnham and Hammond Collection, on items from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and on generous loans from the private library of Jeffrey Jahns.
Spanning five centuries, the exhibition will explore the major landmarks of architectural publishing, including imprints from Venice, Rome, Paris, London, and Antwerp, as well as Chicago. Among the principal themes of this exhibition will be residential architecture, architectural ornament, and the emergence of modern architectural thought and practice from its classical past.
Exhibition curated by Martha Pollak, Professor of Art History, University of Illinois, Chicago.
