La plaza Mayor y los origenes del Madrid barroco

La plaza Mayor y los origenes del Madrid barroco

by Jesus Escobar
La plaza Mayor y los origenes del Madrid barroco

La plaza Mayor y los origenes del Madrid barroco

by Jesus Escobar

Hardcover(Translatio)

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Overview

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions.

 

Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y construcción de la Plaza Mayor en Madrid, España, durante la segunda parte del siglo 16—cuando Madrid pasó de ser un pueblo mercantil a capital del imperio de los Habsburgo. Incluyendo un análisis detallado de documentos archivísticos, planos arquitectónicos y dibujos, este estudio relata los progresos arquitectónicos y urbanos del monumento, explica el simbolismo asociado con ello, y revela cómo llegó a ser un modelo para otras construcciones europeas.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788496431072
Publisher: Editorial Nerea
Publication date: 09/01/2009
Edition description: Translatio
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 10.00(w) x 12.70(h) x 1.10(d)
Language: Spanish

About the Author


Jesús Escobar is a professor at Northwestern University, a specialist in the art, architecture, and urbanism of early modern Spain, and a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

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