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Brunelleschi's dome : how a Renaissance genius reinvented architecture /

Tells the story of how fifteenth-century goldsmith and clock maker Filippo Brunelleschi devised the plan to build the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, an engineering feat that had puzzled architects for over a century.

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Main Author: King, Ross, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2001.
Subjects and Genres:
Brunelleschi, Filippo, > 1377-1446.
Brunelleschi, Filippo, > 1377-1446 > Criticism and interpretation.
Brunelleschi, Filippo > Cupola della Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Firenze)
Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy)
Domes > Italy > Florence > Design and construction.
Buildings.
Domes > Design and construction.
Architects > Italy > 15th century.
Church architecture > Italy > Florence.
Buildings > Florence (Italy)
Florence (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy > Florence.
Florence (Italy) > Churches.
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Summary: Tells the story of how fifteenth-century goldsmith and clock maker Filippo Brunelleschi devised the plan to build the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, an engineering feat that had puzzled architects for over a century.
Physical Description: 194 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 177) and index.
ISBN: 0802713661
9780802713667
0142000159
9780142000151

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