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Caspar Pearson Leon Battista Alberti (Hardback) Renaissance Lives. He employed irony, satire and playful allusion in his written works, and developed a sophisticated approach to architecture that combined the ancient and modern. Title: Leon Battista Alberti. Author: Caspar Pearson. Further DetailsTitle: Leon Battista Alberti Condition: New Subtitle: The Chameleon’s Eye Format: Hardback Author: Caspar Pearson ISBN-10: 178914521X EAN: 9781789145212 ISBN: 9781789145212 Publisher: Reaktion Books Release Date: 05/16/2022 Genre: Biography Topic: Music Dance & Theatre, Architecture & Antiques Description: One of the most brilliant and original authors and architects of the entire Renaissance, Leon Battista Alberti had an output that encompassed engineering, surveying, cryptography, poetry, humour, political commentary and more. He employed irony, satire and playful allusion in his written works, and developed a sophisticated approach to architecture that combined the ancient and modern. Born into the Florentine elite, Alberti was nonetheless disadvantaged owing to exile and illegitimacy. As a result, he became an acute analyst of the social institutions of his time, as well as a profoundly existential writer who was intensely interested in the human condition.This new account explores Alberti’s life and works, examining how his personal and intellectual preoccupations continually pushed him to engage with an ever-broader spectrum of Renaissance culture. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 138mm Series: Renaissance Lives Release Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
