9780393005998-0393005992-Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism

Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism

ISBN-13: 9780393005998
ISBN-10: 0393005992
Edition: 0
Author: Rudolph Wittkower Ph.D.
Publication date: 1971
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 242 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393005998
ISBN-10: 0393005992
Edition: 0
Author: Rudolph Wittkower Ph.D.
Publication date: 1971
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 242 pages

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Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism (ISBN-13: 9780393005998 and ISBN-10: 0393005992), written by authors Rudolph Wittkower Ph.D., was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1971. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Criticism (Architecture, Drafting & Presentation, History, History, Arts History & Criticism) books. You can easily purchase or rent Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Criticism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.32.

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Sir 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.

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