Leon Battista Alberti The Chameleon's Eye
| Author/creator | Pearson, Caspar Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books, Limited Moorebank : NewSouth Books [Distributor] |
| Description | 304 p. ill 08.500 x 05.500 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <b>A new account of the sui generis Renaissance writer and architect Leon Battista Alberti. </b> <p/> One of the most brilliant and original authors and architects of the entire Renaissance, Leon Battista Alberti had an output encompassing engineering, surveying, cryptography, poetry, humor, 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 due 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 preoccupied with the human condition. <p/> 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781789145212 |
| ISBN | 178914521X (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781789145212 |
| Stock number | 00314465 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |