The Architectural History of Venice - Brossura

Howard, Deborah; Quill, Sarah

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ISBN 10: 0300090293 ISBN 13: 9780300090291

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city’s fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated and filled with splendid new illustrations, this edition invites all visitors to Venice, armchair travelers, and students of Renaissance art and architecture to a fuller appreciation of the buildings of this uniquely beautiful city.
“The best concise introduction to Venetian architecture in English.”—Times Literary Supplement
“Compact and manageable . . . an excellent introduction to the novice preparing for a first Venetian experience.”—Society of Architectural Historians
“A hugely rewarding and accessible book.”—Richard Cork, Modern Painters

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Deborah Howard is professor of architectural history at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge.

Product Description:

This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated, this edition of Deborah Howard's classic volume (first published in 1980) is filled with splendid illustrations, most of them new and reproduced in full colour. Howard writes in a highly accessible style, inviting those who visit Venice in person, armchair travellers, and all students of Venetian art and architecture to look more closely at the unique architecture of one of the world's most beautiful cities.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0300090293
• ISBN 13: 9780300090291
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352