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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: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472. > De re aedificatoria.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472 > Philosophy.
Alberti, Leon Battista, > 1404-1472 > Criticism and interpretation.
Cities and towns.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 268 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-260) and index.
ISBN:9780271052267