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Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism
Rudolf Wittkower
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Paperback. Focusing on the principal architects of that time--from Alberti to Palladio--this bestselling classic explains the true significance of certain architectural forms, bringing to light the connections between the architecture and culture of the period. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Professor Wittkowera s...studies of humanist architecture are masterpieces of scholarship. --Sir Kenneth Clark, Architectural Review. A fourth edition of the forty--year--old classic. Focusing on the principal architects of that time--from Alberti to Palladio--this bestselling classic explains the true significance of certain architectural forms, bringing to light the connections between the architecture and culture of the period. With publication scheduled to coincide with that of Architectonics of Humanism, this important reference is superbly reproduced in a new, large square format. The late RUDOLF WITTKOWER was a college professor and eminent scholar residing in London, England.
Professor Wittkowera s...studies of humanist architecture are masterpieces of scholarship. --Sir Kenneth Clark, Architectural Review. A fourth edition of the forty--year--old classic. Focusing on the principal architects of that time--from Alberti to Palladio--this bestselling classic explains the true significance of certain architectural forms, bringing to light the connections between the architecture and culture of the period. With publication scheduled to coincide with that of Architectonics of Humanism, this important reference is superbly reproduced in a new, large square format. The late RUDOLF WITTKOWER was a college professor and eminent scholar residing in London, England.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471977636
SKU
V9780471977636
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About Rudolf Wittkower
Rudolf Wittkower was born in Berlin in 1901. Leaving Germany when the Nazis came to power, he was one of the animators of the Warburg Institute of London. In 1941 he organized, with Fritz Saxl, the exhibition British Art and the Mediterranean, the publication of which (1948) forms an important document of the aims and methods of the Warburg Institute. ... Read more
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