Building in Time: From Giotto to Alberti and Modern Oblivion
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Review "Marvin Trachtenberg has devoted decades to elevating the status of the buildings of late medieval and early Renaissance Florence and replacing historians’myths with credible facts and insightful interpretations. This major, well-illustrated review and synthesis expands his 1997 book Dominion of the Eye. Here again we find keen observations closely coordinated with extensive new documentation."—Carroll William Westfall, Renaissance Quarterly (Carroll William Westfall Renaissance Quarterly) Read more About the Author Marvin Trachtenberg is Edith Kitzmiller Professor of Art History, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. His books include the prize-winning Dominion of the Eye: Urbanism, Art, and Power in Early Modern Florence and The Campanile of Florence Cathedral: "Giotto's Tower." Read more
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Brilliant scholarly tome! Excellent Book!!!
