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OverviewPursuing the intersections of Venetian culture from the beginning of the sixteenth century through the first decades of the seventeenth, Manfredo Tafuri develops a story crowded with characters and full of surprises. He engages the doges Andrea Gritti and Leonardo Dona; architects and artists Sansovino, Serlio, Palladio, and Scamozzi; and scientists Francesco Barozzi and Galileo. He records the battle that was fought for architecture as metaphor for absolute truth and good government, and contrasts these with the myths that inspired them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Manfredo Tafuri , Jessica LevinePublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.885kg ISBN: 9780262700542ISBN 10: 0262700549 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 27 March 1995 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsOne of architecture's greatest living minds... Tafuri's example has proved powerfully liberating for the historical imagination. --Herbert Muschamp, New York Times Tafuri is one of the most influential figures in architectural history of the Renaissance and modern periods today... This is not simply a work about Venice's man-made physical environment, but an introduction to the Venetian Renaissance that is likely to be relevant to the work of any scholar concerned with the culture of that time. --James Ackerman, Renaissance Quarterly Tafuri is one of the most influential figures in architectural history of the Renaissance and modern periods today. . . . This is not simply a work about Venice's man-made physical environment, but an introduction to the Venetian Renaissance that is likely to be relevant to the work of any scholar concerned with the culture of that time. --James Ackerman, Renaissance Quarterly Author InformationManfredo Tafuri is the Director of the Department of History of Architecture at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice. Jessica Levine is a writer and translator living in New York City. She has previously translated two works by Manfredo Tafuri, History of Italian Architecture, 1944-1985 and Venice and the Renaissance. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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