Buy this book on-line Butters, Suzanne B : The Triumph of Vulcan. Sculptors'Tools, Porphyry, and the Prince in Ducal FlorenceOlschki, 1996 ISBN 9788822244116
cm. 21,5 x 31, 2 voll. di 726 pp. con 210 ill. f.t. di cui 68 a colori. Rilegato. English text. Villa i Tatti - The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies Uno studio ampiamente documentato del progresso tecnologico compiuto nella Toscana del sedicesimo secolo che esplora i mondi sovrapposti di principi, scalpellini e ?literati? e di tecnici come alchimisti, fisici, armaioli, orologiai e farmacisti. La natura dell?innovazione viene presa in considerazione nell?uso di metafore tecniche per costruire immagini del potere politico, dell?integrit? morale e della maestria artistica. Testo inglese. This richly documented study of a technological advance made in sixteenth-century Tuscany explores the overlapping worlds of princes, stoneworkers and literati, and of technical experts like alchemists, physicians, armourers, timepiece makers and apothecaries. It considers the nature of innovation in the use of technical metaphors to construct images of political power, moral integrity and artistic mastery. Inglese 3495 gr. 726 p.. Libro. Book Condition: nuovo. Binding: Rilegato Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Butters, Suzanne B : The Triumph of Vulcan. Sculptors'Tools, Porphyry, and the Prince in Ducal Florence. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, livres anciens, first editions, atlases and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |