Architects : Brunelleschi's Dome How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
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Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date: 2001-10-30
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- ISBN13: 9780142000151
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 Superb
If you love the Renaissance and architecture this is a book for you. Exceptionally well informed, very clear in the architectural information, even of involved matters, and very easy to read. A gem.
King includes lots of fascinating detail
This book describes how a fifteenth-century goldsmith and clockmaker, Filippo Brunelleschi, came up with a unique design for the dome to crown Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore.
With the excitement of the Renaissance as a backdrop, author King tells the whole story from Florence Brunelleschi's bitter, ongoing rivalry with the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti to the near capture of Florence by the Duke of Milan.
To help you make this journey back to fifteenth century Florence, King includes lots of fascinating detail; the traditions of the brickmaker's art, the daily routine of the artisans laboring hundreds of feet above the ground as the dome grew ever higher, the problems of transportation and the power of the guilds.
Interesting read
This book is clearly written and is a enjoyable read. While I was reading it, I was really caught up in the drama and intrigue surrounding the character Filippo. But after finishing the book I had the time to reflect back on it and judge it from the distance. Considering that this project took over a quarter of a century, a few major setbacks should naturally have been expected. Parts of this book reads like a college essay - full of excessive details, footnotes and unnecessary and boring information thrown in to increase the volume of the contents. Although I did find the parts on the building design somewhat interesting, but was kind of distracted by the enormous number of 'scandals' the author referred to. I would say it is more enjoyable as a light read rather than a academic work. Nonetheless I found it enjoyable.
Good
Very informative and well-researched but a bit dry. This book would have benefited immensely by having pictures with it!
If you Love Florence this is a must read
This was given to me as a gift, which at first I thought,interesting but is it for me. WOW was I impressed. After reading the book and returning to Florence the Duomo was so much more alive in character and spirit.
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