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Italian Architecture: From Michelangelo to Borromini Paperback – 3 September 2002

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The years from 1520 to 1630 were crucial in the development of Western architecture, but to label as Mannerist the transition from Michelangelo's "licentious" New Sacristy in Florence to Borromini's innovative S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane is coming to seem unduly simplistic. In this carefully researched and original study, Andrew Hopkins examines the century's changing functional demands, the political forces, the patronage system, and local traditions. Exploring a wide range of Italian buildings (including those outside the major urban centers), he introduces us to dozens of neglected architects whose works will come as a revelation. By 1630, architecture had taken on a new dynamism that would soon conquer Italy, Europe, and the New World: the baroque. 209 b/w illustrations.

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Publisher : Thames and Hudson Ltd; Main edition (3 September 2002)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 050020361X
ISBN-13 : 978-0500203613
Dimensions : 15.24 x 1.78 x 21.08 cm

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'Absorbing ... rich in practical insights ... the photographs are magnificent' - Independent

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Andrew Hopkins has been associate professor of architectural history at the University of L'Aquila since 2004.

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Rah Kee Young

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2018

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Luke

ottimo testo

Reviewed in Italy on 17 May 2019

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testo ottimo, anche se non recentissimo. Molte illustrazioni. Purtroppo sono tutte in bianco e nero. Da leggere!

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Francisco Ruiz

Perfecto

Reviewed in Spain on 24 March 2019

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後藤　牧人

バロック建築愛好家、ローマに集合！

Reviewed in Japan on 21 August 2019

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この本は、まず以下の方のような方に強くお勧めする。イタリアの建築（特に16世紀~17世紀）、ローマ（特にバロック建築）、Michelangelo の後継者のBorromini（特に彼の業績や建築物や生涯）、美術（特に西洋美術）、西欧宗教史（特にカトリック史）などに関心のある方にはこの本はしびれるほどの刺激となるだろう。私に広角、望遠、ズームの重いカメラを持たせてまでバロックの都ローマまで何度も呼び寄せてくれた強烈な本である。上記のどの分野からのアプローチからでも興味深く読めると思うが、それ以外の方にはむしろ退屈ではないかと思う。ただ寡聞にして知らないが、これほどの内容ならさらにさまざまな他の分野からの関心や興味でのイタリア建築特にバロック建築へのアプローチもあるかもしれない。

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BruceP

Perhaps Good for Specialists

Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2019

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I am an amateur, who has digested several good books on this subject by OTHER authors. I found this book rather unsatisfactory for several reasons:
1. It doesn't seem to present themes - rather it's a catalogue of Italian buildings of this period.
2. Architecture is absolutely VISUAL, yet there is a lot of discussion of buildings and parts of buildings that are NOT illustrated.
3. Even when a building is illustrated, the discussion includes lots of terms that are not defined and are not clear in the referenced illustration (or are simply out of the field of view). For example, right at the start (p. 10) the text uses the following terms, which I cannot identify in the photo that is provided: console brackets, blind aedicules, T-shaped rectangular volumes, tombs, grotesque capitals, balusters, flanking aedicules, pendentive zones, and the dome. This problem continues throughout the book.
4. There is no glossary of architectural terms.
Perhaps specialists that know all the classical architectual terminology (and can imagine the structures that are not illustrated) would enjoy the book.

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