Radical Marble

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Here are some other products you might consider...

Radical Marble

Name: Radical Marble
SKU: 27730141
Price: 509.00 NZD
Availability: SoldOut

Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Routledge Research in Art History

Show Hide Adult Content

Unavailable

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Description

Marble is one of the great veins through the architectural tradition and fundamental building block of the Mediterranean world, from the Parthenon of mid-fifth century Athens, which was constructed of pentelic marble, to Justinian’s Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and the Renaissance and Baroque basilica of St. Peter’s in the Vatican. Scholarship has done much in recent years to reveal the ways and means of marble. The use of colored marbles in Roman imperial architecture has recently been the subject of a major exhibition and the medieval traditions of marble working have been studied in the context of family genealogies and social networks. In addition, architectural historians have revealed the meanings evoked by marble revetted and paved surfaces, from Heavenly Jerusalem to frozen water. The present volume builds upon the body of recent and emerging research - from antiquity to the present day - to embrace a global focus and address the more unusual (or at least unexpected) uses, meanings, and aesthetic appeal of marble. It presents instances where the use of marble has revolutionized architectural practice, suggested new meaning for the built environment, or defined a new aesthetic - moments where this well-known material has been put to radical use.

Author Biography:

J. Nicholas Napoli (Ph.D. Princeton) lives in Brooklyn and currently works with GKV Architects in New York; previously, he taught History of Art and Architecture at the University of York, University of Virginia, and Pratt Institute. He was a visiting senior fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts in 2013, and published his book on the Certosa di San Martino in Naples with Ashgate in 2015. William Tronzo (Ph.D. Harvard) is Senior Teaching Professor in History of Art, Architecture and Landscape and Director of European Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

Release date NZ

April 16th, 2018

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributors

Edited by J. Nicholas Napoli
Edited by William Tronzo

Illustrations

24 Halftones, color; 51 Halftones, black and white; 24 Illustrations, color; 51 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

176

Series

Routledge Research in Art History

ISBN-13

9781472465979

Product ID

27730141

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*

Art & Photography Books:

Radical Marble

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Radical Marble

Format:

Series:

Description

Author Biography:

Customer reviews

Marketplace listings

Help & options

Filed under...

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more*

Radical Marble

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Author Biography:

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*