Renaissance palace in Florence
Subtitle: magnificence and splendour in fifteenth-century Italy
By: James Lindow.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754660927
Subjects: Palaces -- Italy -- Florence; Architecture, Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence; Florence (Italy) -- Civilization -- 15th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Debated concepts: magnificence and splendour; title: The classical and medieval precedents for magnificence; title: The magnificence debate in fifteenth-century Florence; title: The currency of the magnificence debates in fifteenth-century Florence; title: Magnificent architecture; title: The motivation to build: for God, for the city and for oneself; title: Exemplary magnificence: building anew in the antique style; title: The principle of decorum in the architectural treatises of Alberti and Filarete; title: Going beyond the palace façade; title: Connecting the interior and exterior; title: The accessibility of the palace and its spaces; title: Magnificent hospitality in the splendid interior; title: The splendid interior; title: Rooms and their functions; title: Furniture and display in the splendid interior; title: La camera bella: the room made beautiful through domestic display; title: Conclusion.