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Recognized in his own time for extraordinary architectural achievements, Leon Battista Alberti (14041472) five hundred years after his death continues to influence the practice and theory of architecture. This book is the first full-scale study of Alberti's life and architecture in more than a quarter century. Robert Tavernor provides a biographical account of the(...)
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Recognized in his own time for extraordinary architectural achievements, Leon Battista Alberti (14041472) five hundred years after his death continues to influence the practice and theory of architecture. This book is the first full-scale study of Alberti's life and architecture in more than a quarter century. Robert Tavernor provides a biographical account of the(...)
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On Alberti and the art of building
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Recognized in his own time for extraordinary architectural achievements, Leon Battista Alberti (14041472) five hundred years after his death continues to influence the practice and theory of architecture. This book is the first full-scale study of Alberti's life and architecture in more than a quarter century. Robert Tavernor provides a biographical account of the Italian architect and a detailed consideration of each of the building projects with which he was involved. With new reconstructions of Alberti's buildings and new interpretations of his design intentions, this book will fascinate every reader with an interest in Renaissance architecture. From Alberti's supreme knowledge of the thought and buildings of antiquity, he developed a set of writings on science and the visual arts, including his important treatise on architecture, De re aedificatoria. In this volume, Tavernor examines Alberti's architectural writings and his practical example, his relations with his patrons, how he extended his theory into practice through major building projects across Italy, and how he succeeded in raising the status of architecture to an art-one that sought harmony with the natural world. Focusing on the analysis of Alberti's buildings, the author sets each in historical context; provides a building history; and considers source material, proportional systems, and iconography. He concludes the book with a fresh view of Alberti's theory and practice and a summary of his design process.
On Alberti and the art of building
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Recognized in his own time for extraordinary architectural achievements, Leon Battista Alberti (14041472) five hundred years after his death continues to influence the practice and theory of architecture. This book is the first full-scale study of Alberti's life and architecture in more than a quarter century. Robert Tavernor provides a biographical account of the Italian architect and a detailed consideration of each of the building projects with which he was involved. With new reconstructions of Alberti's buildings and new interpretations of his design intentions, this book will fascinate every reader with an interest in Renaissance architecture. From Alberti's supreme knowledge of the thought and buildings of antiquity, he developed a set of writings on science and the visual arts, including his important treatise on architecture, De re aedificatoria. In this volume, Tavernor examines Alberti's architectural writings and his practical example, his relations with his patrons, how he extended his theory into practice through major building projects across Italy, and how he succeeded in raising the status of architecture to an art-one that sought harmony with the natural world. Focusing on the analysis of Alberti's buildings, the author sets each in historical context; provides a building history; and considers source material, proportional systems, and iconography. He concludes the book with a fresh view of Alberti's theory and practice and a summary of his design process.
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December 1998, New Haven
December 1998, New Haven
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Treatises
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Throughout the twentieth century, architects in Italy have attempted to define the role of architecture under diverse political systems, from the monarchy of the first seventy years since Italian unification, to the 21 years of Fascist control, to the post-Second World War parliamentary republic. At the same time, Italy holds some of the most prized architecture and art(...)
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Throughout the twentieth century, architects in Italy have attempted to define the role of architecture under diverse political systems, from the monarchy of the first seventy years since Italian unification, to the 21 years of Fascist control, to the post-Second World War parliamentary republic. At the same time, Italy holds some of the most prized architecture and art(...)
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Italy
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Throughout the twentieth century, architects in Italy have attempted to define the role of architecture under diverse political systems, from the monarchy of the first seventy years since Italian unification, to the 21 years of Fascist control, to the post-Second World War parliamentary republic. At the same time, Italy holds some of the most prized architecture and art in the world, from antiquity to the baroque, packed into its dense historic city centres, which planners and politicians have negotiated as they struggled to cope with massive migration from the countryside to the city. Diane Ghirardo addresses these and other issues by considering modern architectural production in Italy from the late nineteenth century to the present day within a clear presentation of the larger historical, social and political contexts. From the post-unification efforts to identify a distinctly Italian architectural language to the transformation of the urban environment in Italian cities undergoing industrialization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Diane Ghirardo challenges received interpretations of modern architecture, as well as focusing on the subject of illegal building and responses to current ecological challenges. With up-to-date examples, both from the work of widely published architects in the largest cities and from throughout the peninsula, including small towns and rural areas, Italy provides a comprehensive view of the country’s modern built environment.
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Throughout the twentieth century, architects in Italy have attempted to define the role of architecture under diverse political systems, from the monarchy of the first seventy years since Italian unification, to the 21 years of Fascist control, to the post-Second World War parliamentary republic. At the same time, Italy holds some of the most prized architecture and art in the world, from antiquity to the baroque, packed into its dense historic city centres, which planners and politicians have negotiated as they struggled to cope with massive migration from the countryside to the city. Diane Ghirardo addresses these and other issues by considering modern architectural production in Italy from the late nineteenth century to the present day within a clear presentation of the larger historical, social and political contexts. From the post-unification efforts to identify a distinctly Italian architectural language to the transformation of the urban environment in Italian cities undergoing industrialization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Diane Ghirardo challenges received interpretations of modern architecture, as well as focusing on the subject of illegal building and responses to current ecological challenges. With up-to-date examples, both from the work of widely published architects in the largest cities and from throughout the peninsula, including small towns and rural areas, Italy provides a comprehensive view of the country’s modern built environment.
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November 2011
November 2011
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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The houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250 : ritual, space, and decoration / John R. Clarke.
The houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250 : ritual, space, and decoration / John R. Clarke.
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xxvii, 411 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
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xxvii, 411 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
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- Architecture, Roman Italy.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Roman Italy.,
- Mural painting and decoration Italy.,
- Mosaics, Roman Italy.,
- Mosaics Italy.,
- Architecture romaine Italie.,
- Peinture et décoration murales Italie.,
- Mosaïque romaine Italie.,
- Mosaïque Italie.,
- Architecture domestique Italie.,
- Peinture et décoration murales romaines Italie.,
- Roman civilisation.,
- Architecture.,
- Architecture, Domestic,
- Architecture, Roman,
- Mosaics,
- Mosaics, Roman,
- Mural painting and decoration,
- Mural painting and decoration, Roman,
- Woningen.,
- Romeinse oudheid.,
- Muurschilderkunst.,
- Versieringskunst.,
- Arquitetura romana.,
- Edifícios residenciais (arquitetura) Roma antiga.,
- Pintura mural Roma antiga.,
- Mosaico Roma antiga.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy To 476 A.D.,
- Villas romaines Italie.,
- Architecture domestique Rome.,
- Peinture et décoration murales romaines.,
- Architecture antique Italie.,
- Mosaïque antique Italie.,
- Architecture romaine.,
- Décoration Constructions Italie Rome.,
- Églises Décoration Italie Rome.,
- Symbolisme chrétien Italie Rome.,
- Italy,
- Italy Antiquities, Roman.,
- Architecture History,
- Roman Empire
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
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The houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250 : ritual, space, and decoration / John R. Clarke.
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xxvii, 411 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
The houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250 : ritual, space, and decoration / John R. Clarke.
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xxvii, 411 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
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- Architecture, Roman Italy.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Roman Italy.,
- Mural painting and decoration Italy.,
- Mosaics, Roman Italy.,
- Mosaics Italy.,
- Architecture romaine Italie.,
- Peinture et décoration murales Italie.,
- Mosaïque romaine Italie.,
- Mosaïque Italie.,
- Architecture domestique Italie.,
- Peinture et décoration murales romaines Italie.,
- Roman civilisation.,
- Architecture.,
- Architecture, Domestic,
- Architecture, Roman,
- Mosaics,
- Mosaics, Roman,
- Mural painting and decoration,
- Mural painting and decoration, Roman,
- Woningen.,
- Romeinse oudheid.,
- Muurschilderkunst.,
- Versieringskunst.,
- Arquitetura romana.,
- Edifícios residenciais (arquitetura) Roma antiga.,
- Pintura mural Roma antiga.,
- Mosaico Roma antiga.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy To 476 A.D.,
- Villas romaines Italie.,
- Architecture domestique Rome.,
- Peinture et décoration murales romaines.,
- Architecture antique Italie.,
- Mosaïque antique Italie.,
- Architecture romaine.,
- Décoration Constructions Italie Rome.,
- Églises Décoration Italie Rome.,
- Symbolisme chrétien Italie Rome.,
- Italy,
- Italy Antiquities, Roman.,
- Architecture History,
- Roman Empire
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viii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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viii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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- Architecture, Vijayanagara India, South.,
- Sculpture, Vijayanagara India Hampi.,
- Sculpture India Hampi.,
- Hindu temples India, South.,
- Hindu art India, South.,
- Sculpture de Vijayanagar Inde Hampī.,
- Sculpture Inde Hampī.,
- Temples hindous Inde (Sud),
- Art hindou Inde (Sud),
- 15.75 history of Asia.,
- Architecture, Vijayanagara.,
- Hindu art.,
- Hindu temples.,
- Sculpture.,
- Sculpture, Vijayanagara.,
- Archeologische vondsten.,
- Bouwkunst.,
- Plastische kunst.,
- Godsdienst.,
- Maatschappij.,
- Art de Vijayanagar.,
- Hindouisme Rituel.,
- Temples hindous Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Archéologie et histoire Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Architecture Inde.,
- Sculpture hindoue Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Musique et danse Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Aliments Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Hampī (India) Religion.,
- Hampī (India) Antiquities.,
- India Hampi.,
- South India.,
- Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique) Religion.,
- Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique) Antiquités.
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New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Archaeology, art, and religion : new perspectives on Vijayanagara / Anila Verghese.
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viii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Archaeology, art, and religion : new perspectives on Vijayanagara / Anila Verghese.
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New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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- Architecture, Vijayanagara India, South.,
- Sculpture, Vijayanagara India Hampi.,
- Sculpture India Hampi.,
- Hindu temples India, South.,
- Hindu art India, South.,
- Sculpture de Vijayanagar Inde Hampī.,
- Sculpture Inde Hampī.,
- Temples hindous Inde (Sud),
- Art hindou Inde (Sud),
- 15.75 history of Asia.,
- Architecture, Vijayanagara.,
- Hindu art.,
- Hindu temples.,
- Sculpture.,
- Sculpture, Vijayanagara.,
- Archeologische vondsten.,
- Bouwkunst.,
- Plastische kunst.,
- Godsdienst.,
- Maatschappij.,
- Art de Vijayanagar.,
- Hindouisme Rituel.,
- Temples hindous Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Archéologie et histoire Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Architecture Inde.,
- Sculpture hindoue Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Musique et danse Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Aliments Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Hampī (India) Religion.,
- Hampī (India) Antiquities.,
- India Hampi.,
- South India.,
- Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique),
- Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique) Religion.,
- Hampi (Inde ; site archéologique) Antiquités.
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Prayers in stone : Greek architectural sculpture ca. 600-100 B.C.E. / by Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway.
Prayers in stone : Greek architectural sculpture ca. 600-100 B.C.E. / by Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway.
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xvi, 255, [48] pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
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xvi, 255, [48] pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
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- Sculpture, Greek Themes, motives.,
- Sculpture, Hellenistic Themes, motives.,
- Relief (Sculpture), Greek Themes, motives.,
- Relief (Sculpture), Hellenistic Themes, motives.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Greece Themes, motives.,
- Sculpture grecque Thèmes, motifs.,
- Sculpture hellénistique Thèmes, motifs.,
- Relief (Sculpture) grec Thèmes, motifs.,
- Relief (Sculpture) hellénistique Thèmes, motifs.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Grèce Thèmes, motifs.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Themes, motives.,
- Bauplastik,
- Bouwsculpturen.,
- Versieringskunst.,
- Reliëfs.,
- Griekse oudheid.,
- Hellenisme.,
- ESCULTURA GREGA.,
- ESCULTURA ROMANA.,
- ARQUITETURA GREGA.,
- ARQUITETURA ROMANA.,
- ARTE GREGA CLÁSSICA.,
- ARTE HELENÍSTICA.,
- Sculpture, Greek.,
- Sculpture, Hellenistic.,
- Relief (Sculpture) Greece.,
- Relief (Sculpture), Hellenistic.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Greece.,
- Relief (sculpture) Grèce.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Grèce.,
- Temples Grèce.,
- Greece.,
- Griechenland,
- Greece Antiquities.,
- Arte griego Escultura Temas, motivos.,
- Decoración y ornamentación arquitectónica Grecia antigua Temas, motivos.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
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Prayers in stone : Greek architectural sculpture ca. 600-100 B.C.E. / by Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway.
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Prayers in stone : Greek architectural sculpture ca. 600-100 B.C.E. / by Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway.
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xvi, 255, [48] pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
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- Sculpture, Greek Themes, motives.,
- Sculpture, Hellenistic Themes, motives.,
- Relief (Sculpture), Greek Themes, motives.,
- Relief (Sculpture), Hellenistic Themes, motives.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Greece Themes, motives.,
- Sculpture grecque Thèmes, motifs.,
- Sculpture hellénistique Thèmes, motifs.,
- Relief (Sculpture) grec Thèmes, motifs.,
- Relief (Sculpture) hellénistique Thèmes, motifs.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Grèce Thèmes, motifs.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Themes, motives.,
- Bauplastik,
- Bouwsculpturen.,
- Versieringskunst.,
- Reliëfs.,
- Griekse oudheid.,
- Hellenisme.,
- ESCULTURA GREGA.,
- ESCULTURA ROMANA.,
- ARQUITETURA GREGA.,
- ARQUITETURA ROMANA.,
- ARTE GREGA CLÁSSICA.,
- ARTE HELENÍSTICA.,
- Sculpture, Greek.,
- Sculpture, Hellenistic.,
- Relief (Sculpture) Greece.,
- Relief (Sculpture), Hellenistic.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Greece.,
- Relief (sculpture) Grèce.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Grèce.,
- Temples Grèce.,
- Greece.,
- Griechenland,
- Greece Antiquities.,
- Arte griego Escultura Temas, motivos.,
- Decoración y ornamentación arquitectónica Grecia antigua Temas, motivos.
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Hawksmoor's London churches
Hawksmoor's London churches
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Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still tower over London. Their striking limestone steeples and luminous interiors were designed by him for a parliamentary commission intent on affirming the majesty of the Anglican Church. In Hawksmoor's London(...)
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Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still tower over London. Their striking limestone steeples and luminous interiors were designed by him for a parliamentary commission intent on affirming the majesty of the Anglican Church. In Hawksmoor's London(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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June 2000, Chicago
June 2000, Chicago
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Hawksmoor's London churches
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Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still tower over London. Their striking limestone steeples and luminous interiors were designed by him for a parliamentary commission intent on affirming the majesty of the Anglican Church. In Hawksmoor's London Churches, architectural historian Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey argues that though each church is unique, they can be viewed as an integrated whole--a single masterpiece that reflects the architect's design principles and his client's wish to return to the purity of early Christian times. Du Prey constructs his book in three stages like an intricate Hawksmoor steeple. He begins with Hawksmoor's education under Christopher Wren, from whom Hawksmoor learned to appreciate Classical and Judeo-Christian antiquities. He then reveals how the writings on early church liturgy that inspired the commission, meshed with Wren's and Hawksmoor's theories of architectural evolution. He concludes by analyzing the churches themselves, focusing closely on the architect's preparatory drawings for the towers. Individually they reveal his ability to translate theological ideas into distinctive landmarks of stone. Cumulatively they explain how his vision of the history of architecture from antiquity to primitive Christianity to the Middle Ages inspired an imaginative personal style. Hawksmoor's churches have become increasingly beloved by architects, critics, historians, and tourists. This timely and beautifully illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in Hawksmoor, architectural history, religion, or London's many-spired skyline.
Hawksmoor's London churches
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Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still tower over London. Their striking limestone steeples and luminous interiors were designed by him for a parliamentary commission intent on affirming the majesty of the Anglican Church. In Hawksmoor's London Churches, architectural historian Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey argues that though each church is unique, they can be viewed as an integrated whole--a single masterpiece that reflects the architect's design principles and his client's wish to return to the purity of early Christian times. Du Prey constructs his book in three stages like an intricate Hawksmoor steeple. He begins with Hawksmoor's education under Christopher Wren, from whom Hawksmoor learned to appreciate Classical and Judeo-Christian antiquities. He then reveals how the writings on early church liturgy that inspired the commission, meshed with Wren's and Hawksmoor's theories of architectural evolution. He concludes by analyzing the churches themselves, focusing closely on the architect's preparatory drawings for the towers. Individually they reveal his ability to translate theological ideas into distinctive landmarks of stone. Cumulatively they explain how his vision of the history of architecture from antiquity to primitive Christianity to the Middle Ages inspired an imaginative personal style. Hawksmoor's churches have become increasingly beloved by architects, critics, historians, and tourists. This timely and beautifully illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in Hawksmoor, architectural history, religion, or London's many-spired skyline.
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June 2000, Chicago
June 2000, Chicago
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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journals and magazines
journals and magazines
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Cabinet 61: Calendars
Cabinet 61: Calendars
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This description of "Cabinet issue 61" was written on 1 September 2015. Which also happens to be 17 Dhu al-Qada 1436. And 17 Elul 5775. And 19 Wu 4713. The passage of time may be immutable, but the innumerable systems (Gregorian, Islamic, Hebrew and Chinese, respectively, above) that have been used to order our experience of Earth’s transit through the solar system(...)
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This description of "Cabinet issue 61" was written on 1 September 2015. Which also happens to be 17 Dhu al-Qada 1436. And 17 Elul 5775. And 19 Wu 4713. The passage of time may be immutable, but the innumerable systems (Gregorian, Islamic, Hebrew and Chinese, respectively, above) that have been used to order our experience of Earth’s transit through the solar system(...)
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Cabinet 61: Calendars
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This description of "Cabinet issue 61" was written on 1 September 2015. Which also happens to be 17 Dhu al-Qada 1436. And 17 Elul 5775. And 19 Wu 4713. The passage of time may be immutable, but the innumerable systems (Gregorian, Islamic, Hebrew and Chinese, respectively, above) that have been used to order our experience of Earth’s transit through the solar system suggest that our methods of measuring it are not. With its roots in the Latin kalendae—meaning "the called," the word refers to the practice of Roman priests "calling" the first day of each Roman month—the calendar has long had a profound relationship to the state’s economic, religious and political power. And the common trajectory of calendars’ development during mid- to late antiquity, from empirical, flexible systems to schematic, fixed ones, also has telling parallels with shifts in broader social, scientific and technological attitudes. "Cabinet issue 61", with a special section on "Calendars," includes Sebastian Lunefeld on why so many radical political movements have tried to institute calendar reform; Joanna Dopico on 19th-century French sociologist August Comte’s positivist calendar; and Gordon Landon on why some cultures developed, and continue to use, lunar calendars. Elsewhere in the issue: David Serlin on the long history of battlefield bandages with instructions printed on them; Tom Levin on early "voicemail," messages recorded on vinyl and mailed to loved ones; and Christopher Turner on the rise and fall of scratch-and-sniff films.
Cabinet 61: Calendars
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This description of "Cabinet issue 61" was written on 1 September 2015. Which also happens to be 17 Dhu al-Qada 1436. And 17 Elul 5775. And 19 Wu 4713. The passage of time may be immutable, but the innumerable systems (Gregorian, Islamic, Hebrew and Chinese, respectively, above) that have been used to order our experience of Earth’s transit through the solar system suggest that our methods of measuring it are not. With its roots in the Latin kalendae—meaning "the called," the word refers to the practice of Roman priests "calling" the first day of each Roman month—the calendar has long had a profound relationship to the state’s economic, religious and political power. And the common trajectory of calendars’ development during mid- to late antiquity, from empirical, flexible systems to schematic, fixed ones, also has telling parallels with shifts in broader social, scientific and technological attitudes. "Cabinet issue 61", with a special section on "Calendars," includes Sebastian Lunefeld on why so many radical political movements have tried to institute calendar reform; Joanna Dopico on 19th-century French sociologist August Comte’s positivist calendar; and Gordon Landon on why some cultures developed, and continue to use, lunar calendars. Elsewhere in the issue: David Serlin on the long history of battlefield bandages with instructions printed on them; Tom Levin on early "voicemail," messages recorded on vinyl and mailed to loved ones; and Christopher Turner on the rise and fall of scratch-and-sniff films.
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journals and magazines
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February 2017
February 2017
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Magazines
Magazines
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The architectural model: histories of the miniature and the prototype, the exemplar and the muse
The architectural model: histories of the miniature and the prototype, the exemplar and the muse
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For more than five hundred years, architects have employed three-dimensional models as tools to test, refine, and illustrate their ideas. But, as Matthew Mindrup shows, the uses of physical architectural models extend beyond mere representation. An architectural model can also simulate, instruct, inspire, and generate architectural designs. It can be, among other things,(...)
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For more than five hundred years, architects have employed three-dimensional models as tools to test, refine, and illustrate their ideas. But, as Matthew Mindrup shows, the uses of physical architectural models extend beyond mere representation. An architectural model can also simulate, instruct, inspire, and generate architectural designs. It can be, among other things,(...)
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The architectural model: histories of the miniature and the prototype, the exemplar and the muse
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For more than five hundred years, architects have employed three-dimensional models as tools to test, refine, and illustrate their ideas. But, as Matthew Mindrup shows, the uses of physical architectural models extend beyond mere representation. An architectural model can also simulate, instruct, inspire, and generate architectural designs. It can be, among other things, sign, souvenir, toy, funerary object, didactic tool, medium, or muse. In this book, Mindrup surveys the history of architectural models by investigating their uses, both theoretical and practical. Tracing the architectural model's development from antiquity to the present, Mindrup also offers an interpretive framework for understanding each of its applications in the context of time and place. He first examines models meant to portray extant, fantastic, or proposed structures, describing their use in ancient funerary or dedicatory practices, in which models are endowed with magical power; as a medium for architectural reverie and inspiration; and as prototypes for twentieth-century experimental designs. Mindrup then considers models that exemplify certain architectural uses, exploring the influence of Leon Battista Alberti's dictum that models be simple, lest they distract from the architect's ideas; analyzing the model as a generative tool; and investigating allegorical, analogical, and anagogical interpretations of models. Mindrup's histories show how the model can be a surrogate for the architectural structure itself, or for the experience of its formal, tactile, and sensory complexity; and beyond that, that the manipulation, play, experimentation, and dreaming enabled by models allow us to imagine architecture in new ways.
The architectural model: histories of the miniature and the prototype, the exemplar and the muse
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For more than five hundred years, architects have employed three-dimensional models as tools to test, refine, and illustrate their ideas. But, as Matthew Mindrup shows, the uses of physical architectural models extend beyond mere representation. An architectural model can also simulate, instruct, inspire, and generate architectural designs. It can be, among other things, sign, souvenir, toy, funerary object, didactic tool, medium, or muse. In this book, Mindrup surveys the history of architectural models by investigating their uses, both theoretical and practical. Tracing the architectural model's development from antiquity to the present, Mindrup also offers an interpretive framework for understanding each of its applications in the context of time and place. He first examines models meant to portray extant, fantastic, or proposed structures, describing their use in ancient funerary or dedicatory practices, in which models are endowed with magical power; as a medium for architectural reverie and inspiration; and as prototypes for twentieth-century experimental designs. Mindrup then considers models that exemplify certain architectural uses, exploring the influence of Leon Battista Alberti's dictum that models be simple, lest they distract from the architect's ideas; analyzing the model as a generative tool; and investigating allegorical, analogical, and anagogical interpretations of models. Mindrup's histories show how the model can be a surrogate for the architectural structure itself, or for the experience of its formal, tactile, and sensory complexity; and beyond that, that the manipulation, play, experimentation, and dreaming enabled by models allow us to imagine architecture in new ways.
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October 2019
October 2019
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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- Architecture, Domestic Social aspects Rome.,
- Architecture, Roman.,
- Decoration and ornament Social aspects Rome.,
- Decoration and ornament, Roman.,
- Architecture, Romanesque.,
- Decoration and ornament, Romanesque.,
- Architecture domestique Aspect social Rome.,
- Architecture romane.,
- Décoration et ornement Aspect social Rome.,
- Décoration et ornement romans.,
- Architecture romaine.,
- Architecture, Domestic Social aspects,
- Woningen.,
- Dagelijks leven.,
- Archeologische vondsten.,
- Edifícios residenciais (aspectos sociais) Roma (itália),
- Arquitetura de interiores (aspectos sociais) Roma (itália),
- Architecture, Roman Social aspects.,
- Decoration and ornament, Roman Social aspects.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Rome Social aspects.,
- Rome (Empire),
- Rome Antiquities.,
- Houses Rome 500 B.C.-50 B.C.,
- Roman (ancient, style or period) Architecture (object genre) Rome.,
- Decoration (process) Rome 500 B.C.-50 B.C.,
- Ornament Rome 500 B.C.-50 B.C.,
- Online resources.
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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The Roman house and social identity / Shelley Hales.
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xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
The Roman house and social identity / Shelley Hales.
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xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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books
Publication:
Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subject:
- Architecture, Domestic Social aspects Rome.,
- Architecture, Roman.,
- Decoration and ornament Social aspects Rome.,
- Decoration and ornament, Roman.,
- Architecture, Romanesque.,
- Decoration and ornament, Romanesque.,
- Architecture domestique Aspect social Rome.,
- Architecture romane.,
- Décoration et ornement Aspect social Rome.,
- Décoration et ornement romans.,
- Architecture romaine.,
- Architecture, Domestic Social aspects,
- Woningen.,
- Dagelijks leven.,
- Archeologische vondsten.,
- Edifícios residenciais (aspectos sociais) Roma (itália),
- Arquitetura de interiores (aspectos sociais) Roma (itália),
- Architecture, Roman Social aspects.,
- Decoration and ornament, Roman Social aspects.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Rome Social aspects.,
- Rome (Empire),
- Rome Antiquities.,
- Houses Rome 500 B.C.-50 B.C.,
- Roman (ancient, style or period) Architecture (object genre) Rome.,
- Decoration (process) Rome 500 B.C.-50 B.C.,
- Ornament Rome 500 B.C.-50 B.C.,
- Online resources.
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164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Description:
164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Author:
- Buitron-Oliver, Diana.,
- Constantin Mitsotakis -- George Bush -- Earl A. Powell III & Philippe de Montebello -- Diana Buitron-Oliver -- Nicolas Gage -- Olga Palagia -- Jerome J. Pollitt -- Olga Tzachou-Alexandri -- Vassilis Lambrinoudakis -- Angelos Delivorrias -- Peter G. Calligas -- Daniil I. Iakov -- Robertson Davies -- Diana Buitron-Oliver --,
- Gage, Nicholas,,
- Mētsotakēs, Kōnst.,,
- Bush, George, 1924-2018,,
- Powell, Earl A., III,,
- De Montebello, Philippe,,
- National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
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Subject:
- Marble sculpture, Greek Exhibitions.,
- Bronze sculpture, Greek Exhibitions.,
- Sculpture en marbre grecque Expositions.,
- Sculpture en bronze grecque Expositions.,
- Bronze sculpture, Greek,
- Marble sculpture, Greek,
- Plastische kunst.,
- Oudheid.,
- Sculpture, Greek Greece,
- Marble sculpture, Greek Greece,
- Bronze sculpture, Greek Greece,
- Sculpture grecque Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Sculpture en marbre grecque Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Sculpture en bronze grecque Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Washington Expositions 1992.,
- 4.890.,
- Greece Antiquities,
- Grèce Antiquités Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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Washington : National Gallery of Art, 1992.
Washington : National Gallery of Art, 1992.
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The Greek miracle : classical sculpture from the dawn of democracy : the fifth century B.C. / Diana Buitron-Oliver ; with contributions by Nicholas Gage [and others].
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164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
The Greek miracle : classical sculpture from the dawn of democracy : the fifth century B.C. / Diana Buitron-Oliver ; with contributions by Nicholas Gage [and others].
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164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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Washington : National Gallery of Art, 1992.
Washington : National Gallery of Art, 1992.
Author:
- Buitron-Oliver, Diana.,
- Constantin Mitsotakis -- George Bush -- Earl A. Powell III & Philippe de Montebello -- Diana Buitron-Oliver -- Nicolas Gage -- Olga Palagia -- Jerome J. Pollitt -- Olga Tzachou-Alexandri -- Vassilis Lambrinoudakis -- Angelos Delivorrias -- Peter G. Calligas -- Daniil I. Iakov -- Robertson Davies -- Diana Buitron-Oliver --,
- Gage, Nicholas,,
- Mētsotakēs, Kōnst.,,
- Bush, George, 1924-2018,,
- Powell, Earl A., III,,
- De Montebello, Philippe,,
- National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
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Subject:
- Marble sculpture, Greek Exhibitions.,
- Bronze sculpture, Greek Exhibitions.,
- Sculpture en marbre grecque Expositions.,
- Sculpture en bronze grecque Expositions.,
- Bronze sculpture, Greek,
- Marble sculpture, Greek,
- Plastische kunst.,
- Oudheid.,
- Sculpture, Greek Greece,
- Marble sculpture, Greek Greece,
- Bronze sculpture, Greek Greece,
- Sculpture grecque Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Sculpture en marbre grecque Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Sculpture en bronze grecque Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Washington Expositions 1992.,
- 4.890.,
- Greece Antiquities,
- Grèce Antiquités Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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