The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance
The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance

Author: Alina A. Payne

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-04-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780521178235

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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.

The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance
The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance

Author: Alina A. Payne

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-02-13

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780521622660

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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.

Paper Palaces
Paper Palaces

Author: Vaughan Hart

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780300075304

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A collection of essays examining early editions of Vitruvius' writings and all the major Renaissance architectural treatises by authors such as Alberti, Di Giorgio, Colonna, Serlio, and Palladio. The authors look at the significance of the treaty in the Renaissance, and trace its decline in the late 17th century.

Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance
Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance

Author: David Karmon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-27

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 1108808476

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This is the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive, multisensory experience that combines historical analysis with the evidence of first-hand accounts. Questioning the universalizing claims of contemporary architectural phenomenologists, David Karmon emphasizes the infinite variety of meanings produced through human interactions with the built environment. His book draws upon the close study of literary and visual sources to prove that early modern audiences paid sustained attention to the multisensory experience of the buildings and cities in which they lived. Through reconstructing the Renaissance understanding of the senses, we can better gauge how constant interaction with the built environment shaped daily practices and contributed to new forms of understanding. Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance offers a stimulating new approach to the study of Renaissance architecture and urbanism as a kind of 'experiential trigger' that shaped ways of both thinking and being in the world.

Leon Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti

Author: Anthony Grafton

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780674008687

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The Visual Poetics of Raymond Carver draws on the study of visual arts to illuminate the short stories of noted author Raymond Carver, in the broader context of vision and visualization in a literary text. Ayala Amir examines Carver's use of the eye-of-the-camera technique. Amir uncovers the tensions that structure his visual aesthetics and examines assumptions that govern scholarly discussions of his work, relating these matters to the complex nature of photography and to the current "visual turn"of cultural studies. The research uses visual approaches to reflect upon traditional issues of narrative study-duration, dialogue, narration, description, frame, character, and meaning. Amir shows how Carver's visual aesthetics shapes the meaning of his stories, while also challenging accepted notions of the boundaries of "the literary."

The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance

Author: Jacob Burckhardt

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1987-07-15

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0226080498

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"There may not be any book on architecture so delightful to dip into; one wishes there were a pocket edition to take on an Italian vacation—not only for its information and vision but for such pleasant reminders as that the citizens of Treviso carried Tullio Lombardo's friezes through the town in triumph before they were attached to a building."—D. J. R. Bruckner, New York Times Book Review

The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance

Author: Peter Murray

Publisher: Schocken

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780805210828

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Traces the architectural life of Italy from the thirteenth thorugh the sixteenth centuries, discussing the development of architecture as it was practiced by various artists and in different locations throughout the country.