Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism
Book Details
Author(s)
Rudolph Wittkower Ph.D.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN / ASIN
0393005992
ISBN-13
9780393005998
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Sales Rank
#294,768
Category
Architecture
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Sir Kenneth Clark wrote in the Architectural Review, that the first result of this book was to dispose, once and for all, of the hedonist, or purely aesthetic, theory of Renaissance architecture, and this defines Wittkower s intention in a nutshell.
A brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture that draws attention to the values underlying this style
