Waiting for Filippo: The Life of Renaissance Architect, Filippo Brunelleschi : a Pop-up Book - Hardcover

Bender, Michael

 
9780811801812: Waiting for Filippo: The Life of Renaissance Architect, Filippo Brunelleschi : a Pop-up Book

Synopsis

Tells the story of the Renaissance architect, noted for his work on the famous dome of the Cathedral of Florence

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Review

Subtitled "The Life Of Renaissance Architect Filippo Brunelleschi," Bender's first book makes wonderfully inventive use of multilevel tableaux and pop-up structures in this look at the Renaissance's first great architect. Viewers can peer through the doors of the Pazzi Chapel, tour a busy workshop, make the fortification at Vicopisano rear up, and lift flaps to examine the structure of the dome of the Duomo in Florence; the illustrations effectively create a sense of time and place. The colorful text is as lively as the special effects; tales of Bruelleschi's brilliant successes and spectacular failures animate a specific, coherent account of his innovative principles and techniques. Two thorough glossaries are cleverly concealed behind flaps. An outstanding debut. (Kirkus Reviews)

Synopsis

Tells the story of the Renaissance architect, noted for his work on the famous dome of the Cathedral of Florence.

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9780788168499: Waiting for Filippo: The Life of Renaissance Architect Filippo Brunelleschi

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ISBN 10:  0788168495 ISBN 13:  9780788168499
Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 1995
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