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Francesco di Giorgio Martini is one of the few fifteenth century
Sienese artists who became known outside his native city. Working
at the courts of Urbino, Naples and Milan, he was a typical
Renaissance uomo universale but his major achievements were in
military and civil architecture, complemented by the composition of
a theoretical treatise. The collection of essays does not offer a
comprehensive study of the artist's architectural oeuvre, but
rather emphasizes the partial nature of the scholarly endeavor so
far undertaken. The essays discuss Francesco's theory, his drawings
from the antique, the individual characteristics of his practice,
and the reception of his work. They share a common idea: invention,
which emerges as a valid theoretical framework, possibly the only
one capable of encompassing Francesco di Giorgio's versatile
accomplishments.
When its first covered bridge was constructed on the
Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to
frontier than a "new Connecticut." Its rutted roads promised
adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered
bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually soften the
brutality of travel, isolation and a well-watered landscape. Their
proliferation and preservation gave Ashtabula County the nickname
"Covered Bridge Capital of the Western Reserve." Admire both famous
and forgotten crossings with Carl E. Feather, who has spent over a
quarter century mired in muddy creek beds, camera in hand, waiting
for the perfect light."
In this fascinating and richly illustrated book, John Henderson
takes us into the Renaissance hospitals of Florence, recreating the
enormous barn-like wards and exploring the lives of those who
received and those who administered treatment there. Drawing on an
exceptional range of visual and documentary evidence, Henderson
overturns the popular view of the pre-industrial hospital as a
hellish destination for the dying poor. To the contrary, hospitals
of the era developed specialized, professional care; became
important centers of artistic patronage; and served a large patient
population, only ten percent of whom died during their stay. The
book explores the civic role of Renaissance hospitals, their
beautiful architecture and interior design, and their methods of
medical treatment that continue to influence healthcare practices
today.
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Originally published in 1904, this early work on Brickwork and
Masonry is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.
This is a fascinating read and contains much information that is
still useful and practical today. With chapters on Foundations,
Vaulting, Arches and many more as well as illustrations this work
is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all
Masioners. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating
back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
Originally published in 1914, it is the authors desire and intent;
to cover the subject of Architectural drawing, comprehensively,
practically and clearly. Despite its age, this works contains much
information that is still practical and useful today. Many of the
earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and
before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are
republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality,
modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
How the scientific community overlooked, ignored, and denied the
catastrophic fallout of decades of nuclear testing in the American
West In December of 1950, President Harry Truman gave authorization
for the Atomic Energy Commission to conduct weapons tests and
experiments on a section of a Nevada gunnery range. Over the next
eleven years, more than a hundred detonations were conducted at the
Nevada Test Site, and radioactive debris dispersed across the
communities just downwind and through much of the country. In this
important work, James C. Rice tells the hidden story of nuclear
weapons testing and the negligence of the US government in
protecting public health. Downwind of the Atomic State focuses on
the key decisions and events shaping the Commission's mismanagement
of radiological contamination in the region, specifically on how
the risks of fallout were defined and redefined, or, importantly,
not defined at all, owing to organizational mistakes and the
impetus to keep atomic testing going at all costs. Rice shows that
although Atomic Energy Commission officials understood open-air
detonations injected radioactive debris into the atmosphere, they
did not understand, or seem to care, that the radioactivity would
irrevocably contaminate these communities. The history of the
atomic Southwest should be a wake-up call to everyone living in a
world replete with large, complex organizations managing risky
technological systems. The legacy of open-air detonations in Nevada
pushes us to ask about the kinds of risks we are unwittingly living
under today. What risks are we being exposed to by large
organizations under the guise of security and science?
This compendium of primary sources examines British architectural
history from the accession of King George III in 1760 to the
outbreak if the First World War in 1914. The collection of two
volumes contains a mixture of architectural treatises, biographical
material on architects, works on different types of building, and
contemporary descriptions of individual buildings. This title will
be of great interest to students of Art History and Architecture.
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