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The Resource Radical Marble : Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present, edited by J. Nicholas Napoli and William Tronzo

Radical Marble : Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present, edited by J. Nicholas Napoli and William Tronzo

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"Marble is one of the great veins through the architectural tradition and fundamental building block of the Mediterranean world, from the Parthenon of mid-fifth century Athens, which was constructed of pentelic marble, to Justinian's Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and the Renaissance and Baroque basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican. Scholarship has done much in recent years to reveal the ways and means of marble. The use of colored marbles in Roman imperial architecture has recently been the subject of a major exhibition and the medieval traditions of marble working have been studied in the context of family genealogies and social networks. In addition, architectural historians have revealed the meanings evoked by marble revetted and paved surfaces, from Heavenly Jerusalem to frozen water. The present volume builds upon the body of recent and emerging research - from antiquity to the present day - to embrace a global focus and addressing the more unusual (or at least unexpected) uses, meanings, and aesthetic appeal of marble. It presents instances where the use of marble has revolutionized architectural practice, suggested new meaning for the built environment, or defined a new aesthetic - moments where this well-known material has been put to radical use."--Provided by publisher
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (248 pages):
Contents
  • chapter 3 Controversial continuities
  • Giacinto Gimma and the art of marble intarsia *
  • Joris van Gastel
  • chapter 4 2In bright tints {u2026} nature{u2019}s own formation3
  • The uses and meaning of marble in Victorian building culture
  • G. A. Bremner
  • chapter 5 The silent seed of modernity
  • How marble made rationalism
  • Daniele Vadalà
  • chapter 6 2In consequence of their whiteness3
  • chapter Introduction
  • Photographing marble sculpture from Talbot to today
  • Geraldine A. Johnson
  • chapter 7 The radical politics of marble in Fascist Italy
  • David Rifkind
  • Radical marble: architecture and innovation from antiquity to modernity
  • J. Nicholas Napoli William Tronzo
  • chapter 1 Decoration as deliberate design
  • The strategic display of polychrome marbles at the Baths of Caracalla
  • Maryl B. Gensheimer
  • chapter 2 Justinian{u2019}s Hagia Sophia, angels and restlessness
  • William Tronzo
Isbn
9781351174169
Instance
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Radical Marble : Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present
Title
Radical Marble
Title remainder
Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present
Statement of responsibility
edited by J. Nicholas Napoli and William Tronzo
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Editor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Marble is one of the great veins through the architectural tradition and fundamental building block of the Mediterranean world, from the Parthenon of mid-fifth century Athens, which was constructed of pentelic marble, to Justinian's Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and the Renaissance and Baroque basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican. Scholarship has done much in recent years to reveal the ways and means of marble. The use of colored marbles in Roman imperial architecture has recently been the subject of a major exhibition and the medieval traditions of marble working have been studied in the context of family genealogies and social networks. In addition, architectural historians have revealed the meanings evoked by marble revetted and paved surfaces, from Heavenly Jerusalem to frozen water. The present volume builds upon the body of recent and emerging research - from antiquity to the present day - to embrace a global focus and addressing the more unusual (or at least unexpected) uses, meanings, and aesthetic appeal of marble. It presents instances where the use of marble has revolutionized architectural practice, suggested new meaning for the built environment, or defined a new aesthetic - moments where this well-known material has been put to radical use."--Provided by publisher
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FlBoTFG
Dewey number
690.5940953
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
TA428.M3
LC item number
R33 2018
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Napoli, J. Nicholas
  • Tronzo, William
Series statement
Routledge Research in Art History
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  • Architecture
  • Building stones
  • Building, Stone
  • Marble
Label
Radical Marble : Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present, edited by J. Nicholas Napoli and William Tronzo
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Publication
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online resource
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • chapter 3 Controversial continuities
  • Giacinto Gimma and the art of marble intarsia *
  • Joris van Gastel
  • chapter 4 2In bright tints {u2026} nature{u2019}s own formation3
  • The uses and meaning of marble in Victorian building culture
  • G. A. Bremner
  • chapter 5 The silent seed of modernity
  • How marble made rationalism
  • Daniele Vadalà
  • chapter 6 2In consequence of their whiteness3
  • chapter Introduction
  • Photographing marble sculpture from Talbot to today
  • Geraldine A. Johnson
  • chapter 7 The radical politics of marble in Fascist Italy
  • David Rifkind
  • Radical marble: architecture and innovation from antiquity to modernity
  • J. Nicholas Napoli William Tronzo
  • chapter 1 Decoration as deliberate design
  • The strategic display of polychrome marbles at the Baths of Caracalla
  • Maryl B. Gensheimer
  • chapter 2 Justinian{u2019}s Hagia Sophia, angels and restlessness
  • William Tronzo
Control code
9781351174169
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (248 pages):
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781351174169
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other control number
10.4324/9781351174169
Other physical details
colored illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1023835784
Label
Radical Marble : Architectural Innovation from Antiquity to the Present, edited by J. Nicholas Napoli and William Tronzo
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • chapter 3 Controversial continuities
  • Giacinto Gimma and the art of marble intarsia *
  • Joris van Gastel
  • chapter 4 2In bright tints {u2026} nature{u2019}s own formation3
  • The uses and meaning of marble in Victorian building culture
  • G. A. Bremner
  • chapter 5 The silent seed of modernity
  • How marble made rationalism
  • Daniele Vadalà
  • chapter 6 2In consequence of their whiteness3
  • chapter Introduction
  • Photographing marble sculpture from Talbot to today
  • Geraldine A. Johnson
  • chapter 7 The radical politics of marble in Fascist Italy
  • David Rifkind
  • Radical marble: architecture and innovation from antiquity to modernity
  • J. Nicholas Napoli William Tronzo
  • chapter 1 Decoration as deliberate design
  • The strategic display of polychrome marbles at the Baths of Caracalla
  • Maryl B. Gensheimer
  • chapter 2 Justinian{u2019}s Hagia Sophia, angels and restlessness
  • William Tronzo
Control code
9781351174169
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 online resource (248 pages):
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781351174169
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Other control number
10.4324/9781351174169
Other physical details
colored illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1023835784

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