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Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the famous humanist-scientist-artist and "universal man" of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the lively fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, the unscrupulous and vitriolic god of criticism. Alberti deploys his singular erudition and wit to satirize subjects(...)
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Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the famous humanist-scientist-artist and "universal man" of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the lively fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, the unscrupulous and vitriolic god of criticism. Alberti deploys his singular erudition and wit to satirize subjects(...)
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Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the famous humanist-scientist-artist and "universal man" of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the lively fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, the unscrupulous and vitriolic god of criticism. Alberti deploys his singular erudition and wit to satirize subjects from court life and politics to philosophy and intellectuals, from grand architectural designs to human and divine folly. The possible contemporary resonance of Alberti's satire, read variously as a humanist roman-à-clef and as a veiled mockery of the mid-Quattrocento papacy, is among its most intriguing aspects. While his more famous books on architecture, painting, and family life have long been regarded as indispensable to a study of Renaissance culture, Momus has recently attracted increasing attention from scholars as a work anticipating the realism of Machiavelli and the satiric wit of Erasmus. This edition provides a new Latin text, the first to be based on the two earliest manuscripts, both corrected by Alberti himself, and includes the first full translation into English.
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Momus is the most ambitious literary creation of Leon Battista Alberti, the famous humanist-scientist-artist and "universal man" of the Italian Renaissance. In this dark comedy, written around 1450, Alberti charts the lively fortunes of his anti-hero Momus, the unscrupulous and vitriolic god of criticism. Alberti deploys his singular erudition and wit to satirize subjects from court life and politics to philosophy and intellectuals, from grand architectural designs to human and divine folly. The possible contemporary resonance of Alberti's satire, read variously as a humanist roman-à-clef and as a veiled mockery of the mid-Quattrocento papacy, is among its most intriguing aspects. While his more famous books on architecture, painting, and family life have long been regarded as indispensable to a study of Renaissance culture, Momus has recently attracted increasing attention from scholars as a work anticipating the realism of Machiavelli and the satiric wit of Erasmus. This edition provides a new Latin text, the first to be based on the two earliest manuscripts, both corrected by Alberti himself, and includes the first full translation into English.
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May 2003, Cambridge, Mass.
May 2003, Cambridge, Mass.
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The melancholy art
The melancholy art
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Melancholy is not only about sadness, despair, and loss. As Renaissance artists and philosophers acknowledged long ago, it can engender a certain kind of creativity born from a deep awareness of the mutability of life and the inevitable cycle of birth and death. Drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the intellectual history of the history of art, The Melancholy Art(...)
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Melancholy is not only about sadness, despair, and loss. As Renaissance artists and philosophers acknowledged long ago, it can engender a certain kind of creativity born from a deep awareness of the mutability of life and the inevitable cycle of birth and death. Drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the intellectual history of the history of art, The Melancholy Art(...)
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The melancholy art
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Melancholy is not only about sadness, despair, and loss. As Renaissance artists and philosophers acknowledged long ago, it can engender a certain kind of creativity born from a deep awareness of the mutability of life and the inevitable cycle of birth and death. Drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the intellectual history of the history of art, The Melancholy Art explores the unique connections between melancholy and the art historian's craft.
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Melancholy is not only about sadness, despair, and loss. As Renaissance artists and philosophers acknowledged long ago, it can engender a certain kind of creativity born from a deep awareness of the mutability of life and the inevitable cycle of birth and death. Drawing on psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the intellectual history of the history of art, The Melancholy Art explores the unique connections between melancholy and the art historian's craft.
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March 2013
March 2013
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Art Theory
Art Theory
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To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. His presence and impact on the profession internationally is formidable. Immensely creative and articulate, he is a modern renaissance man, one of a rare breeds of intellectual designer-illustrators, who brings a depth of understanding and conceptual thinking,(...)
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To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. His presence and impact on the profession internationally is formidable. Immensely creative and articulate, he is a modern renaissance man, one of a rare breeds of intellectual designer-illustrators, who brings a depth of understanding and conceptual thinking,(...)
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Idea archive 02 Milton Glaser
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To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. His presence and impact on the profession internationally is formidable. Immensely creative and articulate, he is a modern renaissance man, one of a rare breeds of intellectual designer-illustrators, who brings a depth of understanding and conceptual thinking, combined with a diverse richness of visual language, to his highly inventive and individualistic work.
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To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. His presence and impact on the profession internationally is formidable. Immensely creative and articulate, he is a modern renaissance man, one of a rare breeds of intellectual designer-illustrators, who brings a depth of understanding and conceptual thinking, combined with a diverse richness of visual language, to his highly inventive and individualistic work.
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October 2004, Tokyo
October 2004, Tokyo
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Graphic Design and Typography
Graphic Design and Typography
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Moving into the central areas of cities is becoming increasingly trendy for people of all ages. Contemporary adaptations of the traditional narrow and multi-storied residential buildings, of London and New York for example, townhouses are the embodiment of this renaissance of urban living. This home type allows its inhabitants to fully enjoy urban life with all its(...)
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Moving into the central areas of cities is becoming increasingly trendy for people of all ages. Contemporary adaptations of the traditional narrow and multi-storied residential buildings, of London and New York for example, townhouses are the embodiment of this renaissance of urban living. This home type allows its inhabitants to fully enjoy urban life with all its(...)
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Townhouse design: layered urban living
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Moving into the central areas of cities is becoming increasingly trendy for people of all ages. Contemporary adaptations of the traditional narrow and multi-storied residential buildings, of London and New York for example, townhouses are the embodiment of this renaissance of urban living. This home type allows its inhabitants to fully enjoy urban life with all its possibilities but also to withdraw from it just like in a single-family house.
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Moving into the central areas of cities is becoming increasingly trendy for people of all ages. Contemporary adaptations of the traditional narrow and multi-storied residential buildings, of London and New York for example, townhouses are the embodiment of this renaissance of urban living. This home type allows its inhabitants to fully enjoy urban life with all its possibilities but also to withdraw from it just like in a single-family house.
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January 2015
January 2015
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Residential Architecture
Residential Architecture
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Where does architecture belong in the larger scheme of things? Is it a liberal art? Is it related to painting, music, medicine, or horse training? Is it timeless, or does it have a beginning? To pursue such questions, Stephen Parcell investigates four historical definitions of Western architecture: as a techné in ancient Greece, a mechanical art in medieval Europe, an art(...)
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Where does architecture belong in the larger scheme of things? Is it a liberal art? Is it related to painting, music, medicine, or horse training? Is it timeless, or does it have a beginning? To pursue such questions, Stephen Parcell investigates four historical definitions of Western architecture: as a techné in ancient Greece, a mechanical art in medieval Europe, an art(...)
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Four historical definitions of architecture
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Where does architecture belong in the larger scheme of things? Is it a liberal art? Is it related to painting, music, medicine, or horse training? Is it timeless, or does it have a beginning? To pursue such questions, Stephen Parcell investigates four historical definitions of Western architecture: as a techné in ancient Greece, a mechanical art in medieval Europe, an art of disegno in Renaissance Italy, and a fine art in eighteenth-century Europe.
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Where does architecture belong in the larger scheme of things? Is it a liberal art? Is it related to painting, music, medicine, or horse training? Is it timeless, or does it have a beginning? To pursue such questions, Stephen Parcell investigates four historical definitions of Western architecture: as a techné in ancient Greece, a mechanical art in medieval Europe, an art of disegno in Renaissance Italy, and a fine art in eighteenth-century Europe.
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March 2012
March 2012
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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The city does not exist without landscape, nor landscape without the city. The original landscape is always reflected in the form of the city. But how is architectonic coherence between the city and the landscape really achieved? This book sketches the development of the urban landscape from the Renaissance to the present. The examples include urban landscapes and parks(...)
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The city does not exist without landscape, nor landscape without the city. The original landscape is always reflected in the form of the city. But how is architectonic coherence between the city and the landscape really achieved? This book sketches the development of the urban landscape from the Renaissance to the present. The examples include urban landscapes and parks(...)
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Metropolitan landscape architecture: urban parks and landscapes
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The city does not exist without landscape, nor landscape without the city. The original landscape is always reflected in the form of the city. But how is architectonic coherence between the city and the landscape really achieved? This book sketches the development of the urban landscape from the Renaissance to the present. The examples include urban landscapes and parks in Rome, Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Boston, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Cologne.
Metropolitan landscape architecture: urban parks and landscapes
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The city does not exist without landscape, nor landscape without the city. The original landscape is always reflected in the form of the city. But how is architectonic coherence between the city and the landscape really achieved? This book sketches the development of the urban landscape from the Renaissance to the present. The examples include urban landscapes and parks in Rome, Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Boston, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Cologne.
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June 2012
June 2012
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Urban Landscapes
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Rien ne disposait Talleyrand à vivre à Valençay, somptueux joyau Renaissance revu sous Louis XV, que son blanc donjon apparente à Chambord et aux châteaux de la Loire. Emmanuel de Waresquiel, historien dont les biographies maintes fois primées font date, raconte à la faveur de quel extraordinaire marchandage politico-financier, le citoyen ministre de Bonaparte achète, à(...)
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Rien ne disposait Talleyrand à vivre à Valençay, somptueux joyau Renaissance revu sous Louis XV, que son blanc donjon apparente à Chambord et aux châteaux de la Loire. Emmanuel de Waresquiel, historien dont les biographies maintes fois primées font date, raconte à la faveur de quel extraordinaire marchandage politico-financier, le citoyen ministre de Bonaparte achète, à(...)
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History until 1900, France
History until 1900, France
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August 2015
August 2015
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Talleyrand en son château de Valençay
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Rien ne disposait Talleyrand à vivre à Valençay, somptueux joyau Renaissance revu sous Louis XV, que son blanc donjon apparente à Chambord et aux châteaux de la Loire. Emmanuel de Waresquiel, historien dont les biographies maintes fois primées font date, raconte à la faveur de quel extraordinaire marchandage politico-financier, le citoyen ministre de Bonaparte achète, à presque cinquante ans, un domaine à la mesure de ses goûts, de sa position et de son ambition.
Talleyrand en son château de Valençay
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Rien ne disposait Talleyrand à vivre à Valençay, somptueux joyau Renaissance revu sous Louis XV, que son blanc donjon apparente à Chambord et aux châteaux de la Loire. Emmanuel de Waresquiel, historien dont les biographies maintes fois primées font date, raconte à la faveur de quel extraordinaire marchandage politico-financier, le citoyen ministre de Bonaparte achète, à presque cinquante ans, un domaine à la mesure de ses goûts, de sa position et de son ambition.
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August 2015
August 2015
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History until 1900, France
History until 1900, France
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to(...)
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to(...)
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September 2013
September 2013
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Staircases : the architecture of ascent
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today.
Staircases : the architecture of ascent
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today.
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September 2013
September 2013
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Little book of lettering
Little book of lettering
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Typography is always one of the designer's first considerations when it comes to making a statement, and in recent years the world of lettering and type has exploded in an unprecedented wave of creative discovery. Contemporary artists, typesetters, and designers of all kinds are exploring new horizons in illustrated and hand-drawn lettering, digitally rendered lettering,(...)
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Typography is always one of the designer's first considerations when it comes to making a statement, and in recent years the world of lettering and type has exploded in an unprecedented wave of creative discovery. Contemporary artists, typesetters, and designers of all kinds are exploring new horizons in illustrated and hand-drawn lettering, digitally rendered lettering,(...)
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Little book of lettering
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Typography is always one of the designer's first considerations when it comes to making a statement, and in recent years the world of lettering and type has exploded in an unprecedented wave of creative discovery. Contemporary artists, typesetters, and designers of all kinds are exploring new horizons in illustrated and hand-drawn lettering, digitally rendered lettering, and 3D lettering. This collection--large in scope but petite in size-- surveys the recent lettering renaissance.
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Typography is always one of the designer's first considerations when it comes to making a statement, and in recent years the world of lettering and type has exploded in an unprecedented wave of creative discovery. Contemporary artists, typesetters, and designers of all kinds are exploring new horizons in illustrated and hand-drawn lettering, digitally rendered lettering, and 3D lettering. This collection--large in scope but petite in size-- surveys the recent lettering renaissance.
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March 2013
March 2013
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Graphic Design and Typography
Graphic Design and Typography
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Throughout history, our sensory transformation has been predicated on newly invented machinery and instruments, from the camera obscura to the stereoscope to the multimedia apparatuses of today. In the perspective paintings of the Renaissance, the "train sickness" works of the 19th century, and the helicopter view of modern times, artists reveal their role as mediums of(...)
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Throughout history, our sensory transformation has been predicated on newly invented machinery and instruments, from the camera obscura to the stereoscope to the multimedia apparatuses of today. In the perspective paintings of the Renaissance, the "train sickness" works of the 19th century, and the helicopter view of modern times, artists reveal their role as mediums of(...)
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Technology: art, fairground and theatre
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Throughout history, our sensory transformation has been predicated on newly invented machinery and instruments, from the camera obscura to the stereoscope to the multimedia apparatuses of today. In the perspective paintings of the Renaissance, the "train sickness" works of the 19th century, and the helicopter view of modern times, artists reveal their role as mediums of the new, pioneers who, through their incorporation and absorption of new technologies, subtly introduce them into the general consciousness.
Technology: art, fairground and theatre
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Throughout history, our sensory transformation has been predicated on newly invented machinery and instruments, from the camera obscura to the stereoscope to the multimedia apparatuses of today. In the perspective paintings of the Renaissance, the "train sickness" works of the 19th century, and the helicopter view of modern times, artists reveal their role as mediums of the new, pioneers who, through their incorporation and absorption of new technologies, subtly introduce them into the general consciousness.
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March 2002, Rotterdam
March 2002, Rotterdam
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
