Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural Experience

by David Karmon

This is the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive, multisensory experience that combines historical analysis with the evidence of first-hand accounts. Questioning the universalizing claims of contemporary architectural phenomenologists, David Karmon emphasizes the infinite variety of meanings produced through human interactions with the built environment. His book draws upon the close study of literary and visual sources to prove...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108477984
• ISBN13: 9781108477987
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 10.2"