architecture, renaissance

A brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture that draws attention to the values underlying this style.

Examines the widespread--and long-lasting--influence of sixteenth-century Venetian architect Andrea Palladio's designs.

The life of Florentine artist and architect Filippo Brunelleschi with a discussion of the characteristics of Renaissance architecture as typified in some of his work.

Explores the Renaissance, interpreting it as the culmination of influences from preceding periods instead of a turn away from them; includes more than one hundred illustrations, including several color plates of Renaissance artwork.