Main entry:

King, Ross, 1962-

Title & Author:

Brunelleschi's dome : the story of the great cathedral in Florence / Ross King.

Publication:

London : Pimlico, 2001, c2000.

Description:

184 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Series:

Pimlico ; 442

Notes:
First published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]) and index.
1. A More Beautiful and Honourable Temple -- 2. The Goldsmith of San Giovanni -- 3. The Treasure Hunters -- 4. An Ass and a Babbler -- 5. The Rivals -- 6. Men without Name or Family -- 7. Some Unheard-of Machine -- 8. The Chain of Stone -- 9. The Tale of the Fat Carpenter -- 10. The Pointed Fifth -- 11. Bricks and Mortar -- 12. Circle by Circle -- 13. The Monster of the Arno -- 14. Debacle at Lucca -- 15. From Bad to Worse -- 16. Consecration -- 17. The Lantern -- 18. Ingenii Viri Philippi Brunelleschi -- 19. The Nest of Delights.

Summary:

This is a narrative about the artist and architect Filippo Brunelleschi and about the design and construction in the 1430s of his dome for the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.

ISBN:

0712664807 (paperback)
9780712664806 (paperback)

Subject:

Brunelleschi, Filippo, 1377-1446.
Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy)
Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy). Cupola.
Domes Italy Florence Design and construction.
Buildings
Domes Design and construction
Florence (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy Florence

Added entries:

Pimlico (Series) ; 442.
Patricia Gidoomal Art & Art History Collection.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218294
Call No.: NA44.B894.25 S3 2000
Status: Available