xv, 273 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents
pt. I. CONVERSATION WITH THE ANCIENTS : -- 1. The search for knowledge -- 2. Books and monuments -- 3. Youthful studies -- 4. Mature exploration -- pt. II. FACT AND REFLECTION : -- 5. Experience versus theory -- 6. Pursuit of the concrete -- 7. The dark side of humanity -- pt. III. REASON AND IMAGINATION : -- 8. Freedom of thought -- 9. Forceful imagination -- 10. Creative architecture -- 11. The art of living -- 12. The portico of learning.
Note
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1947.