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Overview of architecture during the Renaissance /

Video survey of Renaissance architecture. Inspired by the ruins of ancient Classical buildings around them and by the Hellenistic writings of the Roman architect Vitruvius, Renaissance architects defined beauty in terms of order and proportion.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Leonard, Melinda (Director, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Vitruvius Pollio.
Vitruvius Pollio
Architecture, Renaissance > Italy > History.
Renaissance > Italy.
Renaissance > Italie.
Architecture, Renaissance
Renaissance
Italy
documentary film.
Documentary films
Educational films
History
Short films
Educational films.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Films éducatifs.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Video survey of Renaissance architecture. Inspired by the ruins of ancient Classical buildings around them and by the Hellenistic writings of the Roman architect Vitruvius, Renaissance architects defined beauty in terms of order and proportion.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 1, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 minutes)
Playing Time:00:03:51