The colours of Rome - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8774071564 ISBN 13 : 9788774071563

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THE COLOURS OF ROME is the result of intensive research conducted at School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. One usually connects Rome's facades from antiquity and the Middle Ages with a pervasive, warm ochre colour scale that spans from light yellow to orange and brown. However, research by Bente Lange, a Danish restoration architect, shows that the "colours" of Rome are of more recent vintage. Using building archaeology studies and architectural "readings" of the construction and architecture of the facades, the author uncovers the surprising richness and harmony of colour from another age. Baroque Rome had light, clear facades in sky-coloured pastels. The author leads the reader through a fascinating labyrinth of theories, observations and technical studies in order to reconstruct the picture of an unusual and unique city, where colour is not the result of coincidental patination, but a medium that can be used to generate visual unity of city space. Bente Lange not only provides an original interpretation of historic Rome's colour architecture and materials. The methodology she develops also makes the book a versatile tool for understanding urban unity and future restoration options.

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 8774071564
• ISBN 13: 9788774071563
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible