Main entry:

Ackerman, James S.

Title & Author:

The architecture of Michelangelo / with a catalogue of Michelangelo's works by James S. Ackerman and John Newman.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York : Penguin Books, 1986.

Description:

363 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Series:

Pelican books

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-355) and index.
Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction -- 1. Michelangelo's 'theory' of architecture -- 2. The facade of San Lorenzo in Florence -- 3. The Medici Chapel -- 4. The Library of San Lorenzo -- 5. The fortification of Florence -- 6. The Capitoline Hill -- 7. The Farnese Palace -- 8. The Basilica of St Peter -- 9. San Giovanni de' Fiorentini and the Sforza Chapel -- 10. The Porta Pia -- 11. Santa Maria Degli Angeli -- 12. Conclusion -- Notes -- List of abbreviations -- Catalogue of Mechelangelo's works -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary:

"In this second edition of a widely acclaimed work, Professor James Ackerman considers in detail Michelangelo's major designs -- including among others the Medici Chapel, the fortifications of Florence, the Farnese Palace, the Basilica of St Peter's and the Capitoline Hill -- in the context comparable Renaissance structures. In addition there is a specially prepared Catalogue of Works and many handsome illustrations which together with the scholarly and informative text provide a splendid account of the architecture of Michelangelo"--Back cover.

ISBN:

0140211845
9780140211849
0226002403
9780226002408

Subject:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Contributions in architecture.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Criticism and interpretation.
Architecture, Renaissance Italy.
Architecture.
Architecture, Renaissance.
Architects Italy 16th century.
Artists Italy 16th century.
Italy.

Added entries:

Newman, John, 1936-2023.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 93820
Call No.: ID:86-B18560
Status: Available