Brunelleschi's Dome: The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence - Rilegato

King, Ross

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0701169036 ISBN 13: 9780701169039

Casa editrice: Chatto & Windus, 2000

Riassunto

Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, still retains a power to astonish. Yet the elegance of the building belies the tremendous labour, technical ingenuity and bitter personal strife involved in its creation.
For over a century after work on the cathedral began in 1296, the proposed dome was regarded as all but impossible to build because of its enormous size. The greatest architectural puzzle of its age, when finally completed in 1436 the dome was hailed as one of the great wonders of the world. To this day, it remains the highest and widest masonry dome ever built.
This book tells the story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration. Also told is the story of the dome's architect, Filippo Brunelleschi. Denounced as a madman at the start of his labours, he was celebrated at their end as a great genius.

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L'autore:

Ross King was born in Canada in 1962 and completed a PhD in English Literature at York University in Toronto. He is the author of two novels, Domino, soon to be made into a film, and Ex-Libris. He lives near Oxford.

Product Description:

Physical description; 184 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. plans ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography : p. 175. Summary; This work tells the story of the largest masonry dome ever built, describing the tremendous labour, technical ingenuity and bitter personal strife involved in its creation. Initially regarded as impossible to build, the construction of the dome, for the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, became the greatest architectural puzzle of the age, and, when finally completed in 1436, was hailed as one of the great wonders of the world. Also told is the story of the dome's architect, the brilliant and volatile Fillippo Brunelleschi. His ambition and ingenuity, personal rivalries and intrigues are set in the context of the plagues, wars and political feuds of Renaissance Florence. Subjects; Brunelleschi, Filippo (1377-1446). - Cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore. Brunelleschi, Filippo (1377-1446) - Criticism and interpretation Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy) - History. Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy). Cupola - History. Santa Maria del Fiore (Church : Florence, Italy) - History. Renaissance - Italy. Domes - Italy - Florence. Cathedrals - Italy - Florence. Architecture, Renaissance - Italy - Florence. Cathedrals - Italy - Florence - Design and construction - History. Domes - Italy - Florence - Design and construction - History. Domes and domed buildings - Italy. Florence - History - Renaissance. Florence - Art - Architecture. Religious buildings ; Renaissance art ; Biography & autobiography: historical, political & military ; European history: (c 500 to c 1500). Italy ; (c 1000 CE to c 1500). Architecture / History / General. Architecture, Renaissance ; Italy ; Florence ; Renaissance. Brunelleschi, Fillippo. Genre; Illustrated.

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• Editore: Chatto & Windus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0701169036
• ISBN 13: 9780701169039
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 192