King, Ross, 1962-

Brunelleschi's dome : the story of the great cathedral in Florence / Ross King. - 184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm

Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (page 177) and index.

A More Beautiful and Honourable Temple -- The Goldsmith of San Giovanni -- The Treasure Hunters -- An Ass and a Babbler -- The Rivals -- Men without Name or Family -- Some Unheard-of Machine -- The Chain of Stone -- The Tale of the Fat Carpenter -- The Pointed Fifth -- Bricks and Mortar -- Circle by Circle -- The Monster of the Arno -- Debacle at Lucca -- From Bad to Worse -- Consecration -- The Lantern -- Ingenii Viri Philippi Brunelleschi -- The Nest of Delights. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

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Brunelleschi, Filippo, 1377-1446


Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy)


Renaissance--Italy
Domes--Italy--Florence
Cathedrals--Italy--Florence
Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Florence

NA5621.F7 / K56 2001

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