Entrée principale:

March, Lionel, 1934-

Titre et auteur:

Architectonics of humanism : essays on number in architecture / Lionel March.

Publication:

Chichester : Academy Editions, ©1998.

Description:

xii, 284 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
Companion vol. to: Architectural principles in the age of humanism / Rudolf Wittkower.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- A. Ground -- I. Classical Arithmetic -- II. Euclidean Arithmetic -- III. Cosmogonic Arithmetic -- IIII. Gendered Number -- V. Ethical Number -- VI. Shapeful Number -- VII. Theological Number -- VIII. Occult Number -- VIIII. Playful Number -- X. Right Triangular Number -- XI. Rational Proportion -- XII. Inexpressible Proportion -- XIII. Empowered Proportion -- XIIII. Proportionality -- XV. Composite Proportion -- XVI. Euclidean Regular Figures -- XVII. Scales of Proportion -- XVIII. Prisoners of Number -- B. Foundation -- XVIIII. Judaic Heritage -- XX. Greek Experience -- XXI. Roman Wonders -- XXII. Christian Works -- C. Edifice -- XXIII. Centralized Design -- XXIIII. Leon Battista Alberti -- XXV. Sebastiano Serlio -- XXVI. Andrea Palladio -- Epilogue -- App. 1. Canons of Proportion -- App. 2. Ratios Used in Plans by Palladio: Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Résumé:

A reinterpretation of the architectural principles (the architectonics) of the Renaissance period, this text presents fresh views on the use of symmetry and proportion in Alberti and Palladio, with the help of new illustrations and examples.

Ressources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471977543 (paperback)
9780471977544 (paperback)

Sujet:

Alberti, Leon Battista 1404-1472
Palladio, Andrea
Serlio, Sebastiano 1475-1554
Architecture Composition, proportion, etc.
Architecture Composition, proportions, etc.
Architektur
Architekturtheorie
Geometrische Figur
Kunst
Proportion
Zahlensymbolik
Zahlentheorie
Ästhetik
Architectuurtheorieën.
Geometrische aspecten.
Proporties.
Architecture Mathematics.
Geschichte 1400-1600.
Italien
architectuur
architecture
beeldende kunsten
visual arts
ontwerp
design
meetkunde
geometry
wiskunde
mathematics
getallenleer
number theory
Architecture (General)
Architectuur (algemeen)

Vedettes secondaires:

Wittkower, Rudolf. Architectural principles in the age of humanism.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 200567
Cote: NA2760 .M35 1998
Statut: Disponible