The House of Gold - Building a Palace in Medieval Venice (Paperback)

In 1406 a young Venetian nobleman, Marin Contarini, married into another ancient patrician clan. His wife's family owned an old palace on the Grand Canal. Contarini demolished the old palace and, in 1421, he began to build the Ca d'Oro, his 'House of Gold'. This 1993 book tells the history of the building of the palace over a period of nearly twenty years. After a general introduction to the city of Venice at the beginning of the quattrocento, Dr Goy discusses the background to the building of the palace. There follows a discussion of the building industry in Venice in this flourishing period, and of the functions of the three chief building crafts. In the latter half of the study, the whole building process is recreated in detail; the relationships between Contarini and his craftsmen are analysed, as is the pivotal role of Contarini himself, the architect manque whose monument this was to become.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Richard J Goy
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	338
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-18134-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > Palaces, chateaux, country houses Promotions
LSN:	0-521-18134-8
Barcode:	9780521181341

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