Brunelleschi's Dome
The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence
$36.48
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2008
Summary
The superb story of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi and the design and construction of the Great Cathedral in Florence - one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance.
Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence still retains a rare power to astonish. Yet the elegance of the building belies the tremendous labour, technical ingenuity and bitter personal strife involved in its creation. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099526780 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099526786 |
| Author: | Dr Ross King |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 8mm |
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Compelling… professional jealousy, committee intrigue, feats of bluff and fascinating scraps of obsolete lore… Where Longitude had ocean wastes, Brunelleschi’s Dome has vertigo
Compelling… professional jealousy, committee intrigue, feats of bluff and fascinating scraps of obsolete lore… Where Longitude had ocean wastes, Brunelleschi’s Dome has vertigo * Spectator *
As each novel feat of genius engineering flowers high above the ground, details of scandals and pranks blow up from the city streets to create an altogether enchanting tale – Dava Sobel, author of Longitude
An adventure yarn set on the wild frontiers of human knowledge… abounding with excellent stories * Financial Times *
A wonderfully vivid little book * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Dr Ross King
Ross King is a renowned expert in the Italian Renaissance. He is the author of numerous bestselling and acclaimed books, including:
- Brunelleschi’s Dome
- Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling
- Leonardo and the Last Supper
- Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
His love of Renaissance Florence, which he has been studying, writing, and lecturing about for over twenty years, made Vespasiano’s long-forgotten story – never written about before – an irresistible next subject. He lives just outside Oxford.
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