
Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. Offering theoretical and practical solutions to a wide variety of architectural issues, this treatise did not, however, address all of the questions that were of concern to early modern architects. This study examines the Italian Renaissance architect's efforts to negotiate between imitati...
Paperback: 362 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Reissue edition (April 14, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780521178235
ISBN-13: 978-0521178235
ASIN: 0521178231
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.8 x 10 inches
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vention of classicism. Through a close reading of Vitruvius and texts written during the period 1400-1600, Alina Payne identifies ornament as the central issue around which much of this debate focused.