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Guides the reader from the earliest revivals of Roman style to the villas of Palladio and Vignola. Each of the great architects is clearly and sensitively discussed. 202 illustrations.
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Peter Murray, a painter and art historian, was a professor of art history at Birkbeck College, University of London, and the author of many books, including The Dictionary of Art and Artists.
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Guides the reader from the earliest revivals of Roman style to the villas of Palladio and Vignola. Each of the great architects is clearly and sensitively discussed. 202 illustrations.
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Architecture of the Italian Renaissance / revised and edited by Peter Murray
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London : Secker & Warburg, 1985
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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxxv, 283 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm. Notes: Translation of: Geschichte der Renaissance in Italien. Includes bibliographical references (pxix-xxix) and index. Contents: Introduction / Peter Murray -- Book one: Architecture. The monumental temper of Italian architecture -- Patrons, dilettanti and master builders -- Proto-Renaissance and Gothic -- The study of antique buildings and of Vitruvius -- The theorists -- Treatment of form in the early Renaissance -- Treatment of form in the sixteenth century -- The architectural model -- The design of churches -- Monasteries and buildings of religious orders -- The architectural character of the palazzo -- Hospitals, fortresses and bridges -- Improvements and town-planning -- Villas -- Gardens. -- Book two: Decoration. The nature of Renaissance decoration -- Decorative sculpture in stone -- Decoration in bronze -- Works in wood -- Pavements, calligraphy -- Painting of fac?ades -- Interior painting and stucco-work -- Goldsmiths' work, ceramics and related crafts -- Temporary decorations. Subjects: Architecture Italy History; Architecture, Renaissance Italy. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 390345
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The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance. Translated by James Palmes. Revised and edited by Peter Murray.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xxxv, 283 pp; 351 illus. Original cloth, 4to. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket (unclipped). [DF4]. Seller Inventory # 18711
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Architecture of the Italian Renaissance / revised and edited by Peter Murray
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ISBN 10: 0436077051
ISBN 13: 9780436077050
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1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxxv, 283 pages : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm. Notes: Translation of: Geschichte der Renaissance in Italien. Includes bibliographical references (pxix-xxix) and index. Contents: Introduction / Peter Murray -- Book one: Architecture. The monumental temper of Italian architecture -- Patrons, dilettanti and master builders -- Proto-Renaissance and Gothic -- The study of antique buildings and of Vitruvius -- The theorists -- Treatment of form in the early Renaissance -- Treatment of form in the sixteenth century -- The architectural model -- The design of churches -- Monasteries and buildings of religious orders -- The architectural character of the palazzo -- Hospitals, fortresses and bridges -- Improvements and town-planning -- Villas -- Gardens. -- Book two: Decoration. The nature of Renaissance decoration -- Decorative sculpture in stone -- Decoration in bronze -- Works in wood -- Pavements, calligraphy -- Painting of façades -- Interior painting and stucco-work -- Goldsmiths' work, ceramics and related crafts -- Temporary decorations. Subjects: Architecture Italy History; Architecture, Renaissance Italy. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 390345
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