Item Number: 109310 Title: The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance: Architectural Invention, Ornament and Literary Culture Author: Payne, Alina A Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780521178235 Description: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 26cm., pbk., 343pp., 88 illus. Paperback reprint of 1999 edition. Publisher's summary : Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. Offering theoretical and practical solutions to a wide variety of architectural issues, this treatise did not, however, address all of the questions that were of concern to early modern architects. This study examines the Italian Renaissance architect's efforts to negotiate between imitation and reinvention of classicism. Through a close reading of Vitruvius and texts written during the period 1400-1600, Alina Payne identifies ornament as the central issue around which much of this debate focused. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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