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Baroque Prague
by Vlnas, Vít    Paton, Derek   
(Paperback - English - 9788024643762)
Baroque Prague is a lavish excursion through Prague's important baroque period, beginning with the defeat of Czech Protestants at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 and ending with the philosophical era of Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. In this book, acclaimed art historian V t Vlnas explores both the material and spiritual transformations the city went through during this boisterous period, treating the baroque epoch as a cultural phenomenon vital to the current genius loci of the great Central European capital. Vlnas guides readers through the city from Prague Castle to the Lesser Town, Old Town, and New Town, as well as Vysehrad, the important ..
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Die Meister Der Augsburger Baukunst: Barock Und Klassizismus
by Hausladen, Eugen    Altaugsburggesellschaft    Heiss, Ulrich
(Paperback - German - 9783422074644)
Der Bauhistoriker und Architekt Eugen Hausladen (1894-1936) widmete sich Zeit seines Lebens der Augsburger Baukunst. Er erlebte die Baugeschichte der Stadt noch in ihrer ganzen Vielschichtigkeit vor der verheerenden Zerst rung des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Die Fassaden derrgerh user, die Kirchenr ume und Fests le spiegelten f r ihn die Geschichte der lokalen Handwerkskunst ebenso wieder wie die Einfl sse europ ischer Architekturschulen. Bis heute haben seine Texte nichts von ihrer unsch tzbaren Bedeutung als Quelle verloren. Denn als erster Bauforscher erz hlt er die Architekturgeschichte der Stadt entlang der archivalischen Spuren ihrer Baumeister, die er vor allem ..
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Imprint of the Future: Destiny of Piranesi's City
by Tchoban, Sergei    Martovitskaya, Anna   
(Hardcover - English - 9783869226071)
This book is a catalog of the exhibition by the architect and draughtsman Sergei Tchoban, which is scheduled for October 2020-January 2021 at The Istituto Centrale per la Grafica in Rome. However, the book goes far beyond the format of describing the artworks presented at the exhibition. It is a research aimed at studying trends in the urban development of a contemporary European city. A native of St Petersburg who has organically absorbed the harmony of this city's proportionality and similitude, Sergei Tchoban has always striven to understand the laws which govern the development of cities like St Petersburg and the great prototypes in whose image it was c ..
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Perfection: The Essence of Art and Architecture in Early Modern Europe
by Oy-Marra, Elisabeth    Pericolo, Lorenzo   
(Hardcover - English - 9782503579795)
Whether a painting, a sculpture, or a building, works of art in early modern Europe must achieve the highest degree of perfection. If in the Middle Ages perfection is mostly perceived as a technical quality inherent in craftsmanship--a quality that can be judged according to often unspoken criteria agreed upon by the members of a guild--from the fifteenth century onwards perfection comes to incorporate a set of rhetorical and literary qualities originally extraneous to art making. Furthermore, perfection becomes a transcendent quality: something that cannot be measured only in terms of craftsmanship. In the Baroque period, perfection turns into obsession as a re ..
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Dynamics of Architecture in Late Baroque Rome: Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni at the Cancelleria
by Olszewski, Edward       
(Hardcover - English - 9783110452457)
This is the first study to characterize the architectural patronage of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740), and to identify twelve architects during his half century of patronage in his Ecclesiastical court of the Cancelleria. Most eminent among them were Filippo Juvarra and Domenico Gregorini. Commercial and private theaters in the palace are located from archival data, room measurements, drawings, diary accounts, Correspondence of the French Academy, and palimpsests of architectural details. The size, shape, appearance, capacity, and location of Filippo Juvarra's theater are discussed. Archival documents are cited to reveal why, how, and when it vanished. Det ..
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Sir Christopher Wren
by Rabbitts, Paul       
(Paperback - English - 9781784423254)
Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture - but he was also an accomplished polymath, who only came to architecture quite late in life. Most famous as the mastermind behind the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral and more than fifty parish churches after the Great Fire of London, among his countless other projects Wren also designed the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, and much of Hampton Court Palace. Replete with colorful images of his buildings, this concise biography tells the story of a man whose creations are still popular tourist attractions to this day, but also casts light on Wre ..
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Roman Baroque
by Blunt, Anthony       
(Paperback - English - 9781843681199)
The Baroque, for many the most thrilling architectural style ever created, was born in Rome and reached its apogee in the work of three geniuses born in the 1590s--Bernini, Borromini and Pietro da Cortona. Perhaps the greatest student of the style was Anthony Blunt, who spent a lifetime studying and teaching the work of these architects and their importance to us now. This elegant and concise introduction to the style and its flowering in Rome was first published in an anthology of essays in 1978, not long before Blunt died, and represents a summation of his teaching. It is republished here separately, copiously illustrated with contemporary engraved views and m ..
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Raynham Hall: An English Country House Revealed
by Ridgdill, Michael    Norwich, John Julius   
(Hardcover - English - 9781851498604)
-A house of national importance, which has hosted English monarchs and nobility from the Jacobean period to the present day, is making itself publicly accessible for the first time -This is the first ever comprehensive survey of Raynham Hall -Raynham Hall has been the seat of the politically and culturally significant Townshend family for nearly 400 years, and is one of the earliest examples of neo-Palladian architecture in England, boasting exquisite furniture and interiors redesigned by William Kent -Covering the Hall's place in British social history and its architectural evolution, this book will be of interest to history enthusiasts, as well as anyone who h ..
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J. B. Fischer Von Erlach: Architecture as Theater in the Baroque Era
by Dotson, Esther Gordon    Ashton, Mark Richard   
(Hardcover - English - 9780300166682)
Though little known in the English-speaking world, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) was one of the most important and influential European baroque architects. The buildings that he designed for the emperor of Austria and his courtiers reveal an element of theatricality--an element that author Esther Gordon Dotson probes in this attractive volume. In his architectural designs, Fischer incorporated devices from ceremonial pageantry and scene design, controlled lighting effects, and a sense of dramatic progression in approaching and moving through a building. Dotson identifies these various elements in her close reading of Fischer's structures, and sp ..
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Culture Architect Enlightenment Rome Hb
by Minor, Heather Hyde       
(Hardcover - English - 9780271035642)
Beginning in the 1730s, Heather Minor tells us, Rome "began to resemble one huge construction site," with a series of ambitious and expensive new building campaigns that transformed the face and substance of the city. From renovations of the Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni in Laterano and the restoration of the Arch of Constantine to the creation of the Capitoline Museum and the establishment of the papacy's Calcografia, the push for reform not only renewed papal and Church identity but also revived Italian culture as a whole. Based on extensive archival research and full of fascinating stories about the often stormy theological and intellectual debates ce ..
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The Architects of Ottoman Constantinople: The Balyan Family and the History of Ottoman Architecture
by Wharton, Alyson       
(Hardcover - English - 9781780768526)
The Balyan family were a dynasty of architects, builders and property owners who acted as the official architects to the Ottoman Sultans throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally Armenian, the family is responsible for some of the most famous Ottoman buildings in existence, many of which are regarded as masterpieces of their period - including the Dolmabah e Palace (built between 1843 and 1856), parts of the Topkap? Palace, the ?ra?an Palace and the Ortak y Mosque. Forging a unique style based around European contemporary architecture but with distinctive Ottoman flourishes, the family is an integral part of Ottoman history. As Alyson Wharton's beautif ..
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Schloss Ludwigsburg Und Die Formierung Eines Reichsfurstlichen Gestaltungsanspruchs
by Seeger, Ulrike       
(Hardcover - German - 9783412518271)
Schloss Ludwigsburg gehort zu den groaen, prachtig ausgestatteten Barockschlossern Europas. Das vorliegende Buch widmet sich der Frage, wie es bei dem von Herzog Eberhard Ludwig von Wurttemberg 1704 begonnen Bau trotz schwieriger Voraussetzungen zu dem erstaunlich hohen kunstlerischen und konzeptionellen Niveau kam. Wie brachte man in Erfahrung, was zu leisten ware, um baulich und ausstattungstechnisch anderen Fursten des Reiches auf Augenhohe zu begegnen? Kunstlernetzwerke, hofische Druckgraphik, vor allem aber die durchgehende Orientierung an ranghoheren Hofen inner- und auaerhalb des Reichsverbands gaben den Weg vor, der dank der sehr guten Quellenlage detail ..
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The Louvre and Versailles: The Evolution of the Proto-Typical Palace in the Age of Absolutism
by Tadgell, Christopher       
(Hardcover - English - 9780367198930)
This book traces the evolution of the great palaces of the Louvre and Versailles, from Pierre Lescot's designs for expanding the former in the mid-16th century to the successive grands projets for the transformation of the latter over the course of the 18th century. Detailed architectural analysis is set in the context of the development of the medieval monarchy towards absolutism, the significance of Hispano-Burgundian court etiquette as a formative influence on planning, and the effect of the French monarchy's financial incontinence on royal building ambitions. On the basis of exhaustive original research, recalling contemporary testimony and re-examining th ..
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Rom auf Berninis Spuren: Reiseführer durch die barocke Metropole - Langversion
by Meyenburg, Ina    Fo, Rainer   
(Paperback - German - 9783947334230)
Dieser au ergew hnliche Rom Reisef hrer konzentriert sich auf die Schaffenskraft eines K nstlers in der italienischen Metropole, auf Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). br Der auf Kunst und Architektur ausgerichtete Band zeigt auf, welche gestalterische Kraft sich aus dem Zusammenspiel m chtiger Auftraggeber mit einem selbstbewussten K nstler Bahn brach. br Wir folgen den Spuren Berninis in Rom und bieten eine Anleitung, die Ewige Stadt aus einem besonderen Blickwinkel zu erkunden und au ergew hnliche sthetische Highlights zu entdecken. br Als Extras gibt es reisepraktische Insider-Tipps der Rom erfahrenen Autoren zu Verkehr, Unterk nften, Bars, Restau ..
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Remarks on Architecture: The Vitruvian Tradition in Enlightenment Poland
by Potocki, Ignacy    Guile, Carolyn C.   
(Hardcover - English - 9780271066288)
At the end of the eighteenth century, the authors of Poland's 3 May 1791 Constitution became the heirs to a defunct state whose territory had been partitioned by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. At this moment of intensive national postmortem, Ignacy Potocki, an eminent statesman and co-author of the Constitution, wrote the treatise Remarks on Architecture . One of the best-preserved examples of early modern Polish architectural thought, Potocki's work announces itself as a project of national introspection, with architecture playing a direct role in the betterment of the nation. Addressed to the contemporary Polish nobility, the book argues that architecture is a ..
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A Arquitetura da Fé: Centro Cultural São Francisco
by Silveira, Lyssandro       
(Hardcover - Portuguese - 9781320626682)
A Arquitetura da F um conjunto de publica es que tem como objetivo lan ar um olhar sobre a influ ncia dos Franciscanos nas edifica es religiosas durante os primeiros s culos da coloniza o do Brasil. Nesse primeiro volume, vamos visitar o Centro Cultural S o Francisco, localizadoJo o Pessoa PB, formado por um complexo arquitet nico que agrupa a Igreja e Convento de Santo Ant nio, Capela da Ordem Terceira de S o Francisco, Capela de S o Benedito, a Casa de Ora o dos Terceiros (chamada de Capela Dourada), o Claustro da Ordem Terceira, uma fonte e um grande adro com um cruzeiro, constituindo um dos mais not veis testemunhos do Barroco no Brasil. O livro um ..
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Crude Hints Towards an History of My House in Lincoln's Inn Fields
by Soane, John    Dorey, Helen   
(Paperback - English - 9781784912154)
In 1812 the architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837) wrote a strange and perplexing manuscript, Crude Hints towards an History of my House in Lincoln's Inn Fields, in which, in the guise of an Antiquary, he imagines his home as a future ruin, inspected by visitors speculating on its origins and function. Never published in his lifetime, the manuscript has been meticulously transcribed and provided with an explanatory Introduction and footnotes by Helen Dorey, Deputy Director and Inspectress of Sir John Soane's Museum. Originally published as part of an exhibition catalogue sixteen years ago, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated. The text is acco ..
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Remarks on Architecture: The Vitruvian Tradition in Enlightenment Poland
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At the end of the eighteenth century, the authors of Poland's 3 May 1791 Constitution became the heirs to a defunct state whose territory had been partitioned by Russia, Prussia, and Austria. At this moment of intensive national postmortem, Ignacy Potocki, an eminent statesman and co-author of the Constitution, wrote the treatise Remarks on Architecture . One of the best-preserved examples of early modern Polish architectural thought, Potocki's work announces itself as a project of national introspection, with architecture playing a direct role in the betterment of the nation. Addressed to the contemporary Polish nobility, the book argues that architecture is a ..
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Architectura Militaris: Festungsbautraktate Des 17. Jahrhunderts Von Specklin Bis Sturm
by Burger, Stefan       
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Festungsbautraktate sind sehr aufschlussreich: Aus ihnen lassen sich die pr ferierten Fortifikationskonzepte und Manieren der Autoren herausarbeiten, mit Festungsbauten vergleichen und milit rhistorisch bewerten. Dar ber hinaus - und hier liegt die Hauptausrichtung der Arbeit - eignen sich die Werke der Architectura Militaris ..
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The Sheldonian Theatre: Architecture and Learning in Seventeenth-Century Oxford
by Geraghty, Anthony       
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A jewel of the University of Oxford, the Sheldonian Theatre stands out among the groundbreaking designs by the great British architect Sir Christopher Wren. Published to coincide with the 350th anniversary of the building's construction, this meticulously researched book takes a fresh look at the historical influences that shaped the Sheldonian's development, including the Restoration of the English monarchy and the university's commitment to episcopal religion. The book explains just how novel Wren's design was in its day, in part because the academic theater was a building type without precedent in England, and in part because the Sheldonian's classical styl ..
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