On Alberti and the art of building / Robert Tavernor.
On Alberti and the art of building / Robert Tavernor.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1998.
Call Numbers
NQ720.92/16
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 278 p. : ill. (some col.) maps ; 29 cm.
Contents
On Alberti. 1. The Early Years. 2. Rome Revealed and Re-presented. 3. Architect and Visionary. 4. Self-portraiture and Alberti's Eye for the Future -- On the Art of Building. 5. Beauty in Art and Building. 6. Sigismondo Malatesta and the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini. 7. Giovanni Rucellai and his Ar...
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In this book - the first digest of Alberti's architecture to be published for twenty-five years - Robert Tavernor examines a variety of themes: the relationship between the architect and his patrons; his writings on the visual arts and his practical example; his significance for the extension of architectural theory into practice; and his success...
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On Alberti and the art of building / Robert Tavernor.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1998.
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Call Numbers
NQ720.92/16
Record Identifier
74Vvz2zJKwVO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvz2zJKwVO
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ISBN
0300076150
9780300076158 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300076150 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300076158 :
0300076150 :
9780300076158
DDC
720.92
MMS ID
991009269769702626
