Renaissance Architecture by Christy Anderson (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Renaissance Architecture by Christy Anderson A completely new approach to the history of Renaissance architecture, encompassing the entire continent and dealing with the work of well-known architects such as Michelangelo and Andrea Palladio alongside lesser known though no less innovative designers such as Juan Guas in Portugal and Benedikt Ried in Prague and Eastern Europe. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful individuals, both patrons and architects, the Renaissance was equally a time ofgrowing group identities and communities - and architecture provided the public face to these new identities . Religious reforms in northern Europe, spurred on by Martin Luther, rejected traditional churchfunction and decoration, and proposed new models. Political ambitions required new buildings to satisfy court rituals. Territory, nature, and art intersected to shape new landscapes and building types. Classicism came to be the international language of an educated architect and an ambitious patron, drawing on the legacy of ancient Rome. Yet the richness of the medieval tradition continued to be used throughout Europe, often alongside classical buildings. Examining each ofthese areas by turn, this book offers a broad cultural history of the period as well as a completely new approach to the history of Renaissance architecture. The work of well-known architects such asMichelangelo and Andrea Palladio is examined alongside lesser known though no less innovative designers such as Juan Guas in Portugal and Benedikt Ried in Prague and Eastern Europe. Drawing on the latest research, it also covers more recent areas of interest such as the story of women as patrons and the emotional effect of Renaissance buildings, as well as the impact of architectural publications and travel on the emerging new architectural culture across Europe. As such, it provides acompelling introduction to the subject for all those interested in the history of architecture, society, and culture in the Renaissance, and European culture in general. Notes Offers a broad cultural history of the period, investigating the work of famous architects like Michelangelo and Palladio. Author Biography Christy Anderson is an architectural historian with a special interest in the buildings of Renaissance and Baroque Europe. She has taught at Yale University, the Courtauld Institute, MIT, and currently the University of Toronto. As a Kress Fellow at the Courtauld Institute of Art and later as a Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, she studied the annotations made by the English architect Inigo Jones (1573-1652) in his collection of treatises and humanistliterature. This work on literacy, architectural language, and the construction of the professional architect appeared in her book Inigo Jones and the Classical Tradition (Cambridge, 2006). Her newwork, supported by a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, explores the meanings of architectural materials in early modern Europe. Table of Contents 1: Introduction2: The Voluptuous Pleasure of Building3: The House of God4: Theories and Practices: The Case of St. Peters, Rome5: The Architecture of Ascendency: Buildings and Power6: Corporate Identity7: Shaping the Renaissance City8: Architecture in the Natural World9: Distant ShoresTimelineFurther ReadingIndex Review `Review from previous edition Presents a refreshingly lively and thoughtful approach to Renaissance architecture. It is stimulating and original throughout.Professor Deborah Howard, University of Cambridge Promotional A completely new approach to the history of Renaissance architecture Long Description The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful individuals, both patrons and architects, the Renaissance was equally a time ofgrowing group identities and communities - and architecture provided the public face to these new identities . Religious reforms in northern Europe, spurred on by Martin Luther, rejected traditional church function and decoration, and proposed new models. Political ambitions required new buildings to satisfycourt rituals. Territory, nature, and art intersected to shape new landscapes and building types. Classicism came to be the international language of an educated architect and an ambitious patron, drawing on the legacy of ancient Rome. Yet the richness of the medieval tradition continued to be used throughout Europe, often alongside classical buildings. Examining each of these areas by turn, this book offers a broad cultural history of the period as well as a completelynew approach to the history of Renaissance architecture. The work of well-known architects such as Michelangelo and Andrea Palladio is examined alongside lesser known though no less innovative designers such as Juan Guas in Portugal and Benedikt Ried in Prague and Eastern Europe. Drawing on the latestresearch, it also covers more recent areas of interest such as the story of women as patrons and the emotional effect of Renaissance buildings, as well as the impact of architectural publications and travel on the emerging new architectural culture across Europe. As such, it provides a compelling introduction to the subject for all those interested in the history of architecture, society, and culture in the Renaissance, and European culture in general. Review Text `Review from previous edition Presents a refreshingly lively and thoughtful approach to Renaissance architecture. It is stimulating and original throughout. Professor Deborah Howard, University of Cambridge Review Quote Review from previous edition: "Presents a refreshingly lively and thoughtful approach to Renaissance architecture. It is stimulating and original throughout." --Professor Deborah Howard, University of Cambridge Feature Covers the whole of Europe, looking at the Renaissance as a pan-European phenomenonInvestigates the work of famous architects such as Michelangelo and Palladio alongside the work of lesser know but no less innovative designers in other parts of EuropeHighlights the important role of female as well as male patronsGives special attention to the craft of architecture and the role of the craftsmen who put the ideas of architects into physical formExamines the emotional impact of Renaissance architecture - and how it achieved such effects Details ISBN0192842277 Author Christy Anderson Short Title RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE Language English ISBN-10 0192842277 ISBN-13 9780192842275 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2013 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 720.9409024 Illustrations 140 colour halftones Affiliation Associate Professor, University of Toronto Publication Date 2013-02-28 UK Release Date 2013-02-28 NZ Release Date 2013-02-28 Pages 272 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford History of Art Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2013-03-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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