The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance: Architectural Invention, Ornament, and Literary Culture - Softcover

Payne, Alina A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521178231 ISBN 13: 9780521178235

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

A 1999 analysis of the significance of the architectural treatise in Renaissance Italy.

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Review

Review of the hardback: 'This is an intelligent and original book that rewards close reading ... a brief summary cannot do justice to the richness of ideas in this stimulating book.' Burlington Magazine

Review of the hardback: '... useful far beyond the more narrow study of Renaissance architecture... This is an important book.' The Art Book

Book Description

Vitruvius's Ten Books of Architecture was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. This treatise did not, however, address all of the questions that were of concern to early modern architects. This 1999 study examines the Italian Renaissance architect's efforts to negotiate between imitation and reinvention of classicism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521178231
• ISBN 13: 9780521178235
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362