Humanism and the urban world Leon Battista Alberti and the Renaissance city
"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.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pa. :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
Ã2011.
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| Summary: | "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. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271048550 0271048557 0271063696 9780271063690 |
| Author Notes: | Caspar Pearson is Lecturer at the University of Essex. |
