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The book emphasizes the leading subjects of the 16th-century Reniassance: the architects (Bramante, Vignola), the patrons (Leo X, Cosimo I de Medici), the artists (Michelangelo), and the cities (Rome, Venice, Florence).
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The book emphasizes the leading subjects of the 16th-century Reniassance: the architects (Bramante, Vignola), the patrons (Leo X, Cosimo I de Medici), the artists (Michelangelo), and the cities (Rome, Venice, Florence).
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Italian architecture of the 16th century
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The book emphasizes the leading subjects of the 16th-century Reniassance: the architects (Bramante, Vignola), the patrons (Leo X, Cosimo I de Medici), the artists (Michelangelo), and the cities (Rome, Venice, Florence).
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The book emphasizes the leading subjects of the 16th-century Reniassance: the architects (Bramante, Vignola), the patrons (Leo X, Cosimo I de Medici), the artists (Michelangelo), and the cities (Rome, Venice, Florence).
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August 2002, New York
August 2002, New York
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This book offers a comprehensive account of the architecture of Florence, setting the city’s buildings within the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which they were made. The rapid expansion of its banking interests and its wool and textile industries brought Florence prosperity, and it became, under Medici power, the heart of the European Renaissance, and the(...)
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This book offers a comprehensive account of the architecture of Florence, setting the city’s buildings within the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which they were made. The rapid expansion of its banking interests and its wool and textile industries brought Florence prosperity, and it became, under Medici power, the heart of the European Renaissance, and the(...)
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Florence : the city and its architecture
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This book offers a comprehensive account of the architecture of Florence, setting the city’s buildings within the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which they were made. The rapid expansion of its banking interests and its wool and textile industries brought Florence prosperity, and it became, under Medici power, the heart of the European Renaissance, and the sponsor of pivotal architectural works. Stretching from the city’s foundation by Julius Caesar in 59 BC to modern times, the text takes a thematic approach. It begins with a historical overview, then moves on to look at buildings associated with the powers of Church and State, followed by the practicalities of building and the main architectural types, ending with modern developments. Buildings covered range from the Duomo, with Brunelleschi’s cupola, and the Palazzo Pitti, to neighbourhood churches and piazzas. Landmark modernist buildings include those by architect Pier Luigi Nervi. The visual wealth of the city is reflected in specially commissioned photography, while original plans and paintings by Florentine masters emphasize the historical context. In addition to a glossary of Italian terms and biographical notes on major figures, the book includes a foldout map with a key to the buildings discussed.
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This book offers a comprehensive account of the architecture of Florence, setting the city’s buildings within the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which they were made. The rapid expansion of its banking interests and its wool and textile industries brought Florence prosperity, and it became, under Medici power, the heart of the European Renaissance, and the sponsor of pivotal architectural works. Stretching from the city’s foundation by Julius Caesar in 59 BC to modern times, the text takes a thematic approach. It begins with a historical overview, then moves on to look at buildings associated with the powers of Church and State, followed by the practicalities of building and the main architectural types, ending with modern developments. Buildings covered range from the Duomo, with Brunelleschi’s cupola, and the Palazzo Pitti, to neighbourhood churches and piazzas. Landmark modernist buildings include those by architect Pier Luigi Nervi. The visual wealth of the city is reflected in specially commissioned photography, while original plans and paintings by Florentine masters emphasize the historical context. In addition to a glossary of Italian terms and biographical notes on major figures, the book includes a foldout map with a key to the buildings discussed.
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April 2002, London / New York
April 2002, London / New York
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Gillian Mackie examines the decorative schemes of the surviving chapels built in Italy and Istria from AD312-740 in the context of numerous chapels known from archaeological sites or from later medieval texts. Using the decoration as the primary source of evidence on the buildings' use and meaning, this survey includes chapels, imperial mausolea, and the oratories of the(...)
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Gillian Mackie examines the decorative schemes of the surviving chapels built in Italy and Istria from AD312-740 in the context of numerous chapels known from archaeological sites or from later medieval texts. Using the decoration as the primary source of evidence on the buildings' use and meaning, this survey includes chapels, imperial mausolea, and the oratories of the(...)
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Early Christian chapels in the West : decoration, function, and patronage
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Gillian Mackie examines the decorative schemes of the surviving chapels built in Italy and Istria from AD312-740 in the context of numerous chapels known from archaeological sites or from later medieval texts. Using the decoration as the primary source of evidence on the buildings' use and meaning, this survey includes chapels, imperial mausolea, and the oratories of the popes and bishops, from Rome, Milan, Ravenna, and the smaller centres of the upper Adriatic. The author begins with an overview of the various types, and then discusses several of the most complete monuments in considerable detail.
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Gillian Mackie examines the decorative schemes of the surviving chapels built in Italy and Istria from AD312-740 in the context of numerous chapels known from archaeological sites or from later medieval texts. Using the decoration as the primary source of evidence on the buildings' use and meaning, this survey includes chapels, imperial mausolea, and the oratories of the popes and bishops, from Rome, Milan, Ravenna, and the smaller centres of the upper Adriatic. The author begins with an overview of the various types, and then discusses several of the most complete monuments in considerable detail.
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January 1900, Toronto
January 1900, Toronto
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When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language(...)
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language(...)
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When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language and its particular means of expression.
When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language and its particular means of expression.
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November 2008, Chicago
November 2008, Chicago
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the(...)
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the(...)
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Burnham of Chicago: architects & planner
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the time he died in 1912, Burnham was one of the most famous architects in America as well as an internationally renowned city planner. Thomas S. Hines’s book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a vivid portrait of the birth and growth of an American city. In commemoration of the historic anniversary of Burnham’s Plan, this edition of Burnham of Chicago includes a new introduction by American history scholar, Neil Harris.
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the time he died in 1912, Burnham was one of the most famous architects in America as well as an internationally renowned city planner. Thomas S. Hines’s book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a vivid portrait of the birth and growth of an American city. In commemoration of the historic anniversary of Burnham’s Plan, this edition of Burnham of Chicago includes a new introduction by American history scholar, Neil Harris.
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December 2008, Chicago
December 2008, Chicago
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
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Baltimore's alley houses: homes for working people since the 1780s
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
Baltimore's alley houses: homes for working people since the 1780s
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
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September 2008, Baltimore
September 2008, Baltimore
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated(...)
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated(...)
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June 2008, New Haven, London
June 2008, New Haven, London
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Brilliant women : 18th-century bluestockings
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated with portraits, prints, and personal artifacts, "Brilliant women" tells the story of this fascinating group of women. The authors chart the changing fortunes of the female intellectual and explore how a number of bluestocking women, such as artist Angelica Kauffmann, historian Catharine Macaulay, and early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, used portraiture to advance their work and their reputations in a period framed by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. "Brilliant women" pays tribute to the friendships and achievements of these bluestocking women, presenting new information on the range of cultural activities in which they were engaged, as well as celebrating their legacy.
Brilliant women : 18th-century bluestockings
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated with portraits, prints, and personal artifacts, "Brilliant women" tells the story of this fascinating group of women. The authors chart the changing fortunes of the female intellectual and explore how a number of bluestocking women, such as artist Angelica Kauffmann, historian Catharine Macaulay, and early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, used portraiture to advance their work and their reputations in a period framed by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. "Brilliant women" pays tribute to the friendships and achievements of these bluestocking women, presenting new information on the range of cultural activities in which they were engaged, as well as celebrating their legacy.
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June 2008, New Haven, London
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects(...)
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects(...)
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February 2008, New York
February 2008, New York
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Architecture: a world history
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects and explorations of the masterpieces they created. From the pyramids to cathedrals to skyscrapers, this title takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the most spectacular examples of architecture from around the world and throughout time.
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects and explorations of the masterpieces they created. From the pyramids to cathedrals to skyscrapers, this title takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the most spectacular examples of architecture from around the world and throughout time.
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February 2008, New York
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV(...)
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV(...)
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January 1900, Paris
January 1900, Paris
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Le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV poussé par son ministre Colbert prit ombrage du succès de son surintendant et prononça sa disgrâce. Depuis trois siècles, le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte demeure un lieu privilégié car, fait exceptionnel, il ne subit que peu de transformations extérieures grâce à ses propriétaires successifs, le maréchal de Villars, le duc de Choiseul-Praslin, Alfred Sommier et le conte Patrice de Vogüe, qui eurent tous le même souci : préserver ce monument de l'architecture classique.
Le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV poussé par son ministre Colbert prit ombrage du succès de son surintendant et prononça sa disgrâce. Depuis trois siècles, le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte demeure un lieu privilégié car, fait exceptionnel, il ne subit que peu de transformations extérieures grâce à ses propriétaires successifs, le maréchal de Villars, le duc de Choiseul-Praslin, Alfred Sommier et le conte Patrice de Vogüe, qui eurent tous le même souci : préserver ce monument de l'architecture classique.
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January 1900, Paris
January 1900, Paris
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Bruxelles, une ville où s'affiche à l'infini des façades d'habitations qui défient l'imagination, comme nulle part ailleurs. Où l'individualité de chacun et de chaque époque a imprimé sa marque. Où le savoir-faire, l'inventivité et la fantaisie ont créé des centaines de façades étonnantes qui méritent d'être rencontrées et, surtout, regardées. Deux historiennes de l'art(...)
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Bruxelles, une ville où s'affiche à l'infini des façades d'habitations qui défient l'imagination, comme nulle part ailleurs. Où l'individualité de chacun et de chaque époque a imprimé sa marque. Où le savoir-faire, l'inventivité et la fantaisie ont créé des centaines de façades étonnantes qui méritent d'être rencontrées et, surtout, regardées. Deux historiennes de l'art(...)
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March 2008, Bruxelles
March 2008, Bruxelles
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400 façades étonnantes à Bruxelles
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Bruxelles, une ville où s'affiche à l'infini des façades d'habitations qui défient l'imagination, comme nulle part ailleurs. Où l'individualité de chacun et de chaque époque a imprimé sa marque. Où le savoir-faire, l'inventivité et la fantaisie ont créé des centaines de façades étonnantes qui méritent d'être rencontrées et, surtout, regardées. Deux historiennes de l'art sont parties à la découverte de ces façades le plus souvent méconnues. Cécile van Praet-Schaack et Isabelle de Pange multiplient ici les points de vue, se jouant des habituelles classifications pour mieux aborder ce précieux patrimoine dans toute sa richesse. Repères historiques, de styles, de vocabulaire architectural et des techniques utilisées. Index des architectes, artisans et entrepreneurs. Situation des façades avec carte de la région bruxelloise.
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Bruxelles, une ville où s'affiche à l'infini des façades d'habitations qui défient l'imagination, comme nulle part ailleurs. Où l'individualité de chacun et de chaque époque a imprimé sa marque. Où le savoir-faire, l'inventivité et la fantaisie ont créé des centaines de façades étonnantes qui méritent d'être rencontrées et, surtout, regardées. Deux historiennes de l'art sont parties à la découverte de ces façades le plus souvent méconnues. Cécile van Praet-Schaack et Isabelle de Pange multiplient ici les points de vue, se jouant des habituelles classifications pour mieux aborder ce précieux patrimoine dans toute sa richesse. Repères historiques, de styles, de vocabulaire architectural et des techniques utilisées. Index des architectes, artisans et entrepreneurs. Situation des façades avec carte de la région bruxelloise.
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March 2008, Bruxelles
March 2008, Bruxelles
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