Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism

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Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism is written by Rudolf Wittkower and published by Academy Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0471977632 (ISBN 10) and 9780471977636 (ISBN 13).

"Professor Wittkower's....studies of humanist architecture are masterpieces of scholarship."-Sir Kenneth Clark, Architectural Review. A fourth edition of the forty-year-old classic. Focusing on the principal architects of that time-from Alberti to Palladio-this bestselling classic explains the true significance of certain architectural forms, bringing to light the connections between the architecture and culture of the period. With publication scheduled to coincide with that of Architectonics of Humanism, this important reference is superbly reproduced in a new, large square format. The late RUDOLF WITTKOWER was a college professor and eminent scholar residing in London, England.