Roman house--Renaissance palaces : inventing antiquity in fifteenth century Italy / Georgia Clarke.

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Clarke, Georgia, 1962-

Title & Author:

Roman house--Renaissance palaces : inventing antiquity in fifteenth century Italy / Georgia Clarke.

Publication:

New York ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Description:

xxvi, 382 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Series:

Architecture in early modern Italy

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-372) and index.
Antiquity and identity -- Variety, magnificence, and imitation -- The ancient house -- texts -- Discovering and recording ancient houses -- Creating all'antical palaces -- Emulation and a new architecture.

Summary:

"During the course of the fifteenth century, many prominent patrons of architecture in Italy sought to identify themselves with ancient Romans. Their exploration of antique models and sources was undertaken in partnership with architects and humanists and had a profound impact on the design, construction and refurbishment of city palaces. In this study, Georgia Clarke examines the impact of scholars' and architects' investigations of ancient texts and their understanding of the physical remains of ancient Italy. Theories of variety, magnificence, and imitation, based on classical writings, were essential to this enterprise and found concrete expression in built architecture. Clarke's close analysis of ancient and Renaissance texts, architects' drawings, and examples of palace buildings across Italy demonstrates how these different elements are fundamental to our understanding of both Renaissance architecture and its cultural context."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521770084 (hardcover)
9780521770088 (hardcover)

Subject:

Mansions Italy.
Architecture, Renaissance Italy.
Architecture, Roman Influence.
Architecture Italy 15th century.
Hôtels particuliers Italie.
Architecture Italie 15e siècle.
Architecture de la Renaissance Italie.
Architecture romaine Influence.
Architettura Sec. 15. Italia.
Architecture
Architecture, Renaissance
Mansions
Romeinse oudheid.
Receptie.
Renaissance.
Gebouwen.
Italy

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Architecture in early modern Italy.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229671
Call No.: NA7755 .C5 2003
Status: Available

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