The relation between architectural forms and philosophical structures in the work of Francesco Borromini in seventeenth-century Rome / John Hendrix.

Author/creator Hendrix, John Shannon
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxiii, 259 pages, 40 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Borromini, Francesco, 1599-1667--Criticism and interpretation.
Rome (Italy)--Civilization. --17th century.

SeriesMellen studies in architecture ; v. 9
Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 9. ^A794368
Contents Machine generated contents note: Precedent and Setting -- 1. Renaissance Precedent: Leon Battista Alberti 13 -- 2. The Structure of the Cosmos in the Baroque 33 -- 3. The Neoplatonic Idea at the Accademia di San Luca 63 -- Philosophical Structures in the Architecture of Borromini -- 4. Syncretism and Architectural Syntax 89 -- 5. The Structuring of the Conceptual Process 103 -- 6. Athanasius Kircher and Hermeticism 123 -- 7. Esoteric Symbols of Hermetic and Neoplatonic Philosophy 141 -- 8. Light, Vision and Numerology 167 -- 9. The Transmutation of Geometries 179 -- Philosophical Origins -- 10. Neoplatonic Philosophy 199 -- 11. Presocratic Origins 221.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-253) and index.
LCCN 2002069555
ISBN0773469958 (v. 9)
ISBN9780773469952 (v. 9)
ISBN077347952X (MSArc Series)
ISBN9780773479524 (MSArc Series)

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Joyner General Stacks NA 1123.B6 H43 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold