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Character of Renaissance Architecture

Chapter 4: LIST OF PLATES
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The author analyzes the principles and practices that shaped Renaissance architecture, emphasizing its departure from medieval building methods and its complex relationship with classical models. He evaluates structural achievements such as the great dome and assesses constructional ingenuity alongside aesthetic shortcomings in order usage and ornament. Church design, civic and domestic architecture receive detailed study through measured examples and technical diagrams, while the role of painting and decorative taste in shaping architectural form is considered. The text combines critical history, constructive analysis, and illustrated comparisons to clarify the character and limitations of Renaissance building.

LIST OF PLATES

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I. The Dome of Florence 16
II. Interior of Sant’ Andrea, Mantua 38
III. The Dome of St. Peter’s 63
IV. The Riccardi Palace 103
V. San Bernardino, Perugia 135
VI. Ducal Palace, Venice 154
VII. Palazzo Corner-Spinelli, Venice 160
VIII. Palazzo del Consiglio, Verona 163
IX. Relief of the Lombardi 169
X. The Banqueting Hall, Whitehall 228
XI. The Dome of St. Paul’s 239
XII. Interior of St. Paul’s 242