Humanism and the urban world : Leon Battista Alberti and the Renaissance city /

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"Explores Italian Renaissance writer and architect Leon Battista Alberti's complex and sometimes ambivalent attitudes toward the concept of the city, and relates them to his broader intellectual positions"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pearson, Caspar, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472 > Criticism and interpretation.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472 > Philosophy.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472. > De re aedificatoria.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472
Alberti, Leon B.
De re aedificatoria (Alberti, Leon Battista)
De re aedificatoria.
Geschichte 1400-1500.
Cities and towns.
Villes.
cities.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > Essays.
ARCHITECTURE > Individual Architects & Firms > Monographs.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Renaissance.
Cities and towns
Philosophy
Städtebau
Architektur.
Architekturtheorie.
Stadt.
Italien
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Destruction
  • 2. The divided city
  • 3. The limits of power
  • 4. Beyond the city
  • 5. The suburbs and other places
  • 6. The beautiful city
  • Conclusion.

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