Vitruvianism: Origins and Transformations

by Paolo Sanvito (Editor)

Overview

Vitruvius' De architectura, the only extant work from Antiquity dedicated to Architecture, has had a rich and diverse reception history. The present volume aims to highlight the different aspects of this history, showing how Vitruvius' work was systematically and continuously misunderstood to justify innovation. Its comprehensive and in-depth analyses make this book a reference work in the field of Vitruvian scholarship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110377583
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	12/14/2015
Series:	Transformationen der Antike , #33
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.03(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paolo Sanvito, University of Naples, Italy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements v

Introduction Paolo Sanvito 1

Leibniz' Reflexion von Vitruvs Ichnographia und Scaenographia Horst Bredekamp 13

Vitruvius and the Re-Invention of Classical Theatre Architecture Daniel Millette 19

Vitruvius's Image of the Universe; Architecture and Mechanics Giovanni Di Pasquale 49

Pliny the Elder: an Early Reader of Vitruvius Peter Pane-Saunders 65

Vitruv, Vitruvianismus und die Anfange der Renaissance-Architektur in Italien Christof Thoenes 83

The Architectonic Book" Indra Kagis McEwen 101

Polyperspectival Terminology in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili Matteo Burioni 113

Materiali per la ricostruzione della Villa di Poggioreale a Napoli Leonardo Di Mauro 121

Fuggirò la lunghezza delle parole". Andrea Palladia und Daniele Barbaro. Wissen, Kompetenz und vernünftiges Handeln Werner Oechslin 133

How much Vitruvianism is Left in Vincenzo Scamozzi's Architectural Theory? Paolo Sanvito 157

Da Ercolano a Pompei: declino di Vitruvio nelia cultura neoclassica napoletana Fabio Mangone 195

Index of Names 205

Subject Index 211