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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393005992
ISBN-139780393005998
eBay Product ID (ePID)111354
Product Key Features
Book TitleArchitectural Principles in the Age of Humanism
Number of Pages242 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1971
TopicDesign, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Criticism, Regional, History / Renaissance
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorRudolf Wittkower
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal720/.945
SynopsisSir 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