Brunelleschi's Dome: The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence - Hardcover

King, Ross

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0701169036 ISBN 13: 9780701169039

Verlag: Chatto & Windus, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, still retains a power to astonish. Yet the elegance of the building belies the tremendous labour, technical ingenuity and bitter personal strife involved in its creation.
For over a century after work on the cathedral began in 1296, the proposed dome was regarded as all but impossible to build because of its enormous size. The greatest architectural puzzle of its age, when finally completed in 1436 the dome was hailed as one of the great wonders of the world. To this day, it remains the highest and widest masonry dome ever built.
This book tells the story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration. Also told is the story of the dome's architect, Filippo Brunelleschi. Denounced as a madman at the start of his labours, he was celebrated at their end as a great genius.

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Ross King was born in Canada in 1962 and completed a PhD in English Literature at York University in Toronto. He is the author of two novels, Domino, soon to be made into a film, and Ex-Libris. He lives near Oxford.

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ge of skyscrapers and sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense terracotta-tiled dome, retains a rare power to astonish. Yet, for more than a century after work began on the cathedral in 1296, the proposed dome was regarded as impossible to build. It became the greatest architectural puzzle of the age, and when finally complete in 1436, was hailed as one of the wonders of the world. To this day, it remains the largest masonry dome ever constructed. Ross King tells the full story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration. Also told is the story of the dome's architect, the brilliant and volatile Filippo Brunelleschi. His ambition, ingenuity and rivalries are set in the context of the plagues, wars and political feuds of Renaissance Florence.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Chatto & Windus
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0701169036
• ISBN 13: 9780701169039
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
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