Pliny the Elder and the emergence of Renaissance architecture

Summary: This book is the first to demonstrate the extent of Pliny's contribution to Italian Renaissance architecture.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:october.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part II Pliny the Elder and Architectural Writings Chapter Six Pliny and Leon Battista Alberti: Two "Architectural Histories"; Chapter Seven Pliny, Filarete, and the Ideal Patron of Architecture; Chapter Eight "Aldus and His Dream Book": The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili; Chapter Nine A More Down-to-Earth Pliny; Chapter Ten Mixing the Traditions: The Curious Case of Cesare Cesariano; Chapter Eleven Developments in the Veneto: The Vitruvian Commentaries of Daniele Barbaro and I quattro libri by Andrea Palladio; Part III Pliny the Elder, Architectural Drawings, and Built Monuments.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 9, 2016).