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Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. Offering theoretical and practical solutions to a wide variety of architectural issues, this treatise did not, however, address all of the questions that were of concern to early modern architects. This study examines the Italian Renaissance architect's efforts to negotiate between imitation and reinvention of classicism. Through a close reading of Vitruvius and texts written during the period 1400-1600, Alina Payne identifies ornament as the central issue around which much of this debate focused.

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Author

Payne, Alina Alexandra

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521622660

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Architecture, Art, Arts

Updated

2026-03-24