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Humanism and the urban world : Leon Battista Alberti and the Renaissance city /

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"Explores Italian Renaissance writer and architect Leon Battista Alberti's complex and sometimes ambivalent attitudes toward the concept of the city, and relates them to his broader intellectual positions"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearson, Caspar, 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472 > Criticism and interpretation.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472 > Philosophy.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472. > De re aedificatoria.
Cities and towns.
Description
Summary:"Explores Italian Renaissance writer and architect Leon Battista Alberti's complex and sometimes ambivalent attitudes toward the concept of the city, and relates them to his broader intellectual positions"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:268 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271048550 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271048557 (cloth : alk. paper)