Architectural Principles in the Age of HumanismSir Kenneth Clark wrote in the Architectural Review, that the first result of this book was "to dispose, once and for all, of the hedonist, or purely aesthetic, theory of Renaissance architecture, ' and this defines Wittkower's intention in a nutshell. |
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... Fancelli , Luca , 49 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 125 . Fano , Basilica at , 92 , 93 , 94 . Fanzolo , Villa Emo , 72 , 75 , 131 , 134 . Fauno , Lucio , 62 . Federici , P. , 148 . Ferrara , S. Giovanni Battista , 20 ; S. Spirito , 20 . Ferrari ...
... Fancelli , Luca , 49 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 125 . Fano , Basilica at , 92 , 93 , 94 . Fanzolo , Villa Emo , 72 , 75 , 131 , 134 . Fauno , Lucio , 62 . Federici , P. , 148 . Ferrara , S. Giovanni Battista , 20 ; S. Spirito , 20 . Ferrari ...
Contents
THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
Centralized Churches in Later Architectural Theory 13 | 13 |
S Maria delle Carceri | 19 |
The Religious Symbolism of Centrally Planned | 27 |
ALBERTIS APPROACH TO ANTIQUITY | 34 |
S Sebastiano and S Andrea at Mantua | 47 |
The Changes in Albertis Interpretation of Classical | 55 |
APPENDIX I | 155 |
Bibliographical Notes on the Theory of Proportion | 162 |
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