Buy this book on-line Savoy, Daniel : VENICE FROM THE WATER: ARCHITECTURE AND MYTH IN AN EARLY MODERN CITYYale University Press, 2012 ISBN 9780300167979
The floating city of Venice has enchanted visitors for centuries with its m aze of scenic canals. For this pioneering book, Daniel Savoy set out by boa t to explore the built environment of these waterways, gaining new insights into the architectural history of this major early modern Italian center. By viewing the architecture and experience of the canals in relation to the production of Venetian civic mythology, the author found that the waterway s of Venice and its lagoon were integral areas of the city's pre-modern urb an space, and that their flanking buildings were constructed in an intimate dialogue with the water's visual, spatial, and metaphorical properties. Enhancing the natural wonder of their aquatic setting, the builders of Venice used illusory aesthetic and scenographic practices to create waterfront buildings that appear to float, blend into the water, and glide into view around bends in the canals-transporting visitors into a seemingly otherworldly realm. This book's striking photographs of Venice, as seen from its waterways, will likewise transport readers with breathtaking views of this captivating city., Near Fine/Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Savoy, Daniel : VENICE FROM THE WATER: ARCHITECTURE AND MYTH IN AN EARLY MODERN CITY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, livres d'occasion, out-of-print books, fine bindings and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |