The Baroque Architecture of Sicily - Hardcover

Maria Giuffrè

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500342393 ISBN 13: 9780500342398

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

The style of Sicilian Baroque is recognizable not only by its typical Baroque curves and flourishes, but also by its grinning masks and putti, and a particular flamboyance that has given Sicily a unique architectural identity. This magisterial volume is generously illustrated throughout with breathtaking photographs and original drawings and plans, bringing into vivid relief the fruits of an extraordinary flowering of architectural genius.

Table of Contents

A Journey Through Sicilian Baroque · The Places: Pre-existing and New Plans · The Protagonists: Master Architects · The Works: Tradition and Revolution · Theory and Practice · The Thousand Faces of Baroque · Bibliography

About this title

Product Description:

Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture that took hold on the island of Sicily in the 17th and 18th centuries, following an intensive surge of building in the wake of the devastating earthquake of 1693. This volume contains photographs and drawings and plans of this form of Baroque.

Review:

'An extremely handsome and lavish large-format production, beautifully illustrated'
-- Apollo

'Fascinating... will delight anyone with an eye for architectural grandeur, or simply someone who loves Sicily'
-- The Italian Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0500342393
• ISBN 13: 9780500342398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288