Bearers of meaning : the classical orders in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance / John Onians.

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Onians, John, 1942-

Title & Author:

Bearers of meaning : the classical orders in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance / John Onians.

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Description:

xvi, 351 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-342) and index.
Classical Greece -- The Hellenistic world and the Roman Republic -- Vitruvius -- The Roman Empire -- Early Christianity -- The column in the Christian Middle Ages -- The orders in the Christian Middle Ages -- The crisis of architecture : medieval and renaissance -- The Tuscan Renaissance -- Alberti -- Filarete -- Francesco di Giorgio Martini -- Architects and theories in the later fifteenth century -- A new Christian architecture -- Francesco Colonna -- Luca Pacioli -- Bramante -- Raphael -- Serlio -- Serlio's Venice : Sansovino, Aretino, Titian, and Vasari -- Sixteenth-century choices.

Summary:

For all those interested in the relationship between ideas and the built environment, John Onians provides a lively illustrated account of the range of meanings that Western culture has assigned to the Classical orders. Onians shows that during the 2,000 years from their first appearance in ancient Greece through their codification in Renaissance Italy, the orders--the columns and capitals known as Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite--were made to serve expressive purposes, engaging the viewer in a continuing visual dialogue.--Publisher

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ISBN:

0691040435 (alk. paper)
9780691040431 (alk. paper)
0521398487 (pbk.)
9780521398480 (pbk.)
0691002193
9780691002194

Subject:

Architecture Orders.
Architecture, Renaissance.
Architecture, Medieval.
Architecture, Ancient.
Architecture, Classical.
Architecture Ordres.
Architecture antique.
Architecture médiévale.
Architecture de la Renaissance.
architectural orders (assembly and style)
Geschichte
Säulenordnung
Bouwkunst.
Architectuurtheorieën.
Zuilorde.
Klassieke oudheid.
Middeleeuwen.
Renaissance.
Arkitektur.
Bygningsordener.
Antikken.
Middelalder.
Renessanse.
Arkitekturteori.
Arquitetura neo-classica.
Architecture Détails.
Colonnes Europe de l'Ouest.
Architecture Ordres Histoire.
Søyleordener.
Arkitekturhistorie.
Architecture Classical style.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 29658
Call No.: ID:88-B1773
Status: Available

Location: Library main 29657
Call No.: ID:88-B1773
Status: Available

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