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Brunelleschis dome by ross king penguin books australia. King has already established himself as an accomplished novelist, author of domino, exlibris, and the story of both dome and architect offer him plenty of rich material. Ross king is the highly praised author of leonardo and the last supper, brunelleschis dome the book sense nonfiction book of the year in 2000, michelangelo and the popes ceiling, the judgment of paris, machiavelli. The story of the dome goes back to 1296, when work began on the cathedral, but it was only in 1420, when brunelleschi won a competition over his bitter rival.
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This book tells the extraordinary story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration. Even today, in an age of soaring skyscrapers, the cathedral dome of santa maria del fiore retains a rare power to astonish. How a renaissance genius reinvented architecture by ross king. Brunelleschis dome isbn 9780099526780 pdf epub ross. Pdf brunelleschis dome how a renaissance genius reinvented. Both dome and architect offer king plenty of rich material. Brunelleschis dome was voted nonfiction book of epub the year by american independent booksellers. How a renaissance genius reinvented architecture has 3. It took over a century to build santa maria del fiore, the cathedral of florence.
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