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1	Architecture in Italy 1400-1500: Revised Edition more books like this by Ludwig H Heydenreich add to wishlist In 15th-century Florence, Brunelleschi's buildings and Alberti's treatise first established the principles of Italian Renaissance architecture in practice and theory. This survey ranges from Brunelleschi's dome for the Florence Cathedral to the works of Bramante and Leonardo in the Quattrocento. see all copies from $11.95! new only from $33.81!
2	Renaissance more books like this by Andrew Graham-Dixon add to wishlist The Renaissance was one of the great periods of creative and intellectual achievement. This 'age of genius', from its origins in the thirteenth century to its zenith in sixteenth-century Rome, produced some of the most fascinating and dynamic artists of all time - Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and Leonardo da Vinci. In his adventurous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance more books like this by Peter Murray add to wishlist A handsome reissue of a classic guide to the architecture of Renaissance Italy indispensable to travelers, students, and architecture buffs alike and still the most comprehensive and accessible overview available. Photos and drawings throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.62! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism more books like this by Rudolf Wittkower add to wishlist Published to coincide with the release of "Architectonics of Humanism", this new edition of an established architectural text offers definitive explanations of the significance of certain architectural forms, and reveals the limitations of a purely aesthetic theory of Renaissance architecture. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $14.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Timeless Cities: An Architect's Reflections on Renaissance Italy more books like this by David Mayernik add to wishlist Venice, Rome, Florence, Siena, and Pienza are the cities considered here by the celebrated architect David Mayernik, who takes into account their histories, the architecture that characterizes them, and the peculiarly Italian culture that produced them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Italian Architecture of the 16th Century more books like this by Colin Rowe, Leon Satkowski add to wishlist Italian Architecture of the 16th Century is the last published work of the legendary Colin Rowe, the fruit of his four-year collaboration with Leon Satkowski, a Rowe student and author of Giorgio Vasari: Architect and Courtier. The book is a testament to the buildings, architects, and artists Rowe most deeply appreciated. For the millions of ... see all copies from $23.27! new only from $23.27!
7	Brunelleschi's Dome more books like this by King add to wishlist This work tells the story of the largest masonry dome ever built, describing the tremendous labour, technical ingenuity and bitter personal strife involved in its creation. Initially regarded as impossible to build, the construction of the dome, for the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, became the greatest architectural puzzle of the ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $8.74! \| first editions
8	Palladio more books like this by James S. Ackerman add to wishlist Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn and tries to penetrate to the heart of the Palladian miracle. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.56! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Andrea Palladio: The Architect in His Time more books like this by Bruce Boucher, Paolo Marton (Photographer) add to wishlist Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is known as the architect who has guided Western design philosophy for half a millennium, creating forms that have been studied and reproduced from age to age and around the world. For architects and the public alike, his buildings have become enduring testaments to his architectural genius as creator of a timeless ... see all copies from $8.28! new only from $26.69! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Architecture of the Renaissance: From Brunelleschi to Palladio more books like this by Bertrand Jestaz, Caroline Beamish (Translator) add to wishlist IN see all copies from $2.68! new only from $35.99!
11	Rome of the Renaissance more books like this by Paolo Portoghesi add to wishlist see all copies from $4.99! first editions
12 view cover	Andrea Palladio more books like this by Aurora Cuito (Editor), Cristina Montes (Editor), Andrea Palladio add to wishlist Each volume in this series highlights the work of an architect or artist from history. Featuring four-colour photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, layouts and brief, comprehensive texts, the books are intended to provide an easy reference for work, school or leisure. see all copies from $2.48! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Architect in Italy more books like this by Caroline Mauduit add to wishlist This book had its origins in a sketchbook compiled over a period of 12 months by an English architect who had won a scholarship to the British School in Rome. Throughout her year in Italy, Caroline Maudit made expeditions into the countryside, visiting the buildings of the High Renaissance; exploring the architecture of Rome and later travelling ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Aeolian Winds and the Spirit in Renaissance Architecture: Academia Eolia Revisted more books like this by Barbara Kenda (Editor) add to wishlist Written by scholars of international stature, "Aeolian Winds and the Spirit in Renaissance Architecture" presents studies of Renaissance pneumatology exploring the relationship between architecture and the disciplines of art and science. One of the principle goals of Renaissance architects was to augment the powers of pneuma so as to foster the ... see all copies from $42.95! new only from $50.92! \| SVS
15	Cultural Atlas of the Renaissance more books like this by C F Black add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.38! \| first editions
16 view cover	Florentine Villas in the Fifteenth Century: An Architectural and Social History more books like this by Amanda Lillie add to wishlist In this book, Amanda Lillie challenges the urban bias in Renaissance art and architectural history by investigating the architecture and patronage strategies, particularly those of the Strozzi and the Sassetti clans, in the Florentine countryside during the fifteenth century. Based entirely on unpublished archival material, her book examines a ... see all copies from $30.19! new only from $30.19! \| first editions
17 view cover	Andrew Palladio more books like this by Manfred Wundram, Thomas Pape add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.75! \| first editions
18 view cover	Icons of Renaissance Architecture more books like this by Alexander Markschies add to wishlist Spanning the European continent, this is a look at one of the most exciting periods in architectural history. The European Renaissance produced some of the world's most stunning architecture. The style is based on rationality and clarity, the harmony of proportions and a balanced relationship between the individual and the whole. Following the ... see all copies from $11.80! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Interpreting the Renaissance: Princes, Cities, Architects more books like this by Manfredo Tafuri, Daniel Sherer (Translator), K Michael Hays (Foreword by) add to wishlist Manfredo Tafuri (1935 - 1994) is acknowledged as one of Italy's most influential architectural historians. In his final work, "Interpreting the Renaissance", published here in English for the first time (the Italian edition, "Ricerca del Rinascimento", appeared in 1992), Tafuri analyses Renaissance architecture from a variety of perspectives, ... see all copies from $38.50! new only from $44.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	Roman Gardens: Villas of the Countryside more books like this by Roberto Schezen (Photographer), Marcello Fagiolo add to wishlist "Roman Gardens: Villas of the Countryside" is the first in a two-volume set; the second, "Roman Gardens: Villas of the City," was published in 1998. In this volume, photographer Roberto Schezen, together with Italian art historian Marcello Fagiolo, explores the fantastic villas and great gardens located within a thirty-mile radius around Rome, in ... see all copies from $13.09! new only from $29.98! \| first editions
21 view cover	Paper Palaces: The Rise of the Renaissance Architectural Treatise more books like this by Mr. Vaughan Hart (Editor), Peter Hicks (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of essays examining early editions of Vitruvius' writings and all the major Renaissance architectural treatises by authors such as Alberti, Di Giorgio, Colonna, Serlio, and Palladio. The authors look at the significance of the treaty in the Renaissance, and trace its decline in the late 17th century. see all copies from $43.00! new only from $55.83!
22 view cover	On Alberti and the Art of Building more books like this by Mr. Robert Tavernor add to wishlist A digest of Alberti's architecture which examines a variety of themes such as the relationship between the architect and his patrons, his writings on the visual arts and his practical example, his significance for the extension of architectural theory into practice, and his success in raising the status of architecture to an art. see all copies from $50.00! new only from $50.08! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Building Codes: The Aesthetics of Calvinism in Early Modern Europe more books like this by Catharine Randall add to wishlist During the French Wars of Religion, and also during the period of purported religious toleration following the Edict of Nantes, Catholic hierarchies and political institutions worked to marginalize Protestant theological and artistic expression. Yet while institutionally marginalized in most respects, evangelicals and Calvinists formed the elite ... see all copies from $22.40! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Ornament of the Italian Renaissance more books like this by Arthur L Blakeslee add to wishlist This gallery of stunning architectural accents from Italy's Middle Ages has been assembled from a rare early-20th-century publication. Grotesques from carved panels of choir stalls, tombstone and ceiling ornaments, pierced stone balcony panels, and more, are reproduced in 60 richly detailed illustrations. A modestly priced treasury of authentic ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $4.35! \| SVS
25	Renaissance Architecture more books like this by Peter Murray add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.41! \| first editions

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