Here is the Cello Suite no. 4 in E-Flat Major performed by
Morten Zeuthen on the Violoncello.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Fascinating account of the construction of the dome of the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiori in Florence, Italy centering around it's main architect, Filippo Brunelleschi.
Brunelleschi was the first man in the renaissance to re-invent the major dome like structures that covered many ancient Roman edifices, such as the Pantheon in Rome. This information was lost over the 1500 years since the Roman Empire but Brunelleschi figured out how to use physics and engineering to create a massive dome structure that could support itself and not come crashing down.
Not only do we learn on a layman's level how Brunelleschi accomplished this, we learn about the man himself, his rivals, such as Lorenzo Ghiberti of "Doors of Paradise" fame and others. We learn about Brunelleschi's successes and his failures and also about Florence and Italian Renaissance history and politics.
Anyone interested in Italian Renaissance Art, Architecture, and history will thoroughly enjoy this book.
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Morten Zeuthen on the Violoncello.
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross KingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Fascinating account of the construction of the dome of the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiori in Florence, Italy centering around it's main architect, Filippo Brunelleschi.
Brunelleschi was the first man in the renaissance to re-invent the major dome like structures that covered many ancient Roman edifices, such as the Pantheon in Rome. This information was lost over the 1500 years since the Roman Empire but Brunelleschi figured out how to use physics and engineering to create a massive dome structure that could support itself and not come crashing down.
Not only do we learn on a layman's level how Brunelleschi accomplished this, we learn about the man himself, his rivals, such as Lorenzo Ghiberti of "Doors of Paradise" fame and others. We learn about Brunelleschi's successes and his failures and also about Florence and Italian Renaissance history and politics.
Anyone interested in Italian Renaissance Art, Architecture, and history will thoroughly enjoy this book.
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