The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance: Architectural Invention, Ornament and Literary Culture - Couverture rigide

Payne, Alina A.

 
9780521622660: The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance: Architectural Invention, Ornament and Literary Culture
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ISBN 10 : 0521622662 ISBN 13 : 9780521622660
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Vitruvius's Ten Books of Architecture, the only architectural treatise to have survived from antiquity, was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. Offering theoretical and practical solutions to a wide variety of architectural issues, this treatise did not, however, address all of the questions that were of concern to early modern architects. Originally published in 1999, this study examines the Italian Renaissance architect's efforts to negotiate between imitation and reinvention of classicism. Through a close reading of Vitruvius and texts written during the period 1400–1600, Alina Payne identifies ornament as the central issue around which much of this debate focused. Ornament, she argues, facilitated a dialogue across disciplines and invited exchanges with literary and rhetorical practices. Payne's study also highlights the place of the architectural treatise in the text-based culture of the period and of architectural discourse in Renaissance thought.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Vitruvius's Ten Books of Architecture, the only architectural treatise to have survived from antiquity, was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. Offering theoretical and practical solutions to a wide variety of architectural issues, this treatise did not, however, address all of the questions that were of concern to early modern architects. Originally published in 1999, this study examines the Italian Renaissance architect's efforts to negotiate between imitation and reinvention of classicism. Through a close reading of Vitruvius and texts written during the period 1400–1600, Alina Payne identifies ornament as the central issue around which much of this debate focused. Ornament, she argues, facilitated a dialogue across disciplines and invited exchanges with literary and rhetorical practices. Payne's study also highlights the place of the architectural treatise in the text-based culture of the period and of architectural discourse in Renaissance thought.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: 'This is an intelligent and original book that rewards close reading ... a brief summary cannot do justice to the richness of ideas in this stimulating book.' Burlington Magazine

Review of the hardback: '... useful far beyond the more narrow study of Renaissance architecture... This is an important book.' The Art Book

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521622662
ISBN 13 
9780521622660
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
362
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Personne responsable
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9780521178235: The Architectural Treatise in the Italian Renaissance: Architectural Invention, Ornament, and Literary Culture

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521178231 ISBN 13 :  9780521178235
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011
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