Precious, brilliantly colored stones arranged by skilled artisans in intricate patterns that follow the designs of master architects have been an important aspect of Italian architecture for centuries. In this book, Kim Williams provides a detailed overview of these beautifully designed pavements. From the second-century Pantheon in Rome to the twentieth-century Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence, Williams traces the evolution of pavement design, points to characteristic design elements of each age, and explains ...
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Precious, brilliantly colored stones arranged by skilled artisans in intricate patterns that follow the designs of master architects have been an important aspect of Italian architecture for centuries. In this book, Kim Williams provides a detailed overview of these beautifully designed pavements. From the second-century Pantheon in Rome to the twentieth-century Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence, Williams traces the evolution of pavement design, points to characteristic design elements of each age, and explains the various techniques and materials used. Analyzing the pavements in relationship to their particular architectural context, she shows how these designs heighten the architectural experience and provide a key to understanding architects' intentions. Williams also offers an in-depth analysis of individual pavements in order to shed light on the proportional systems, geometric constructions, symbolism and historical sources for the design. Through her accurately measured, exquisitely rendered drawings of the pavements, many of which have never before been documented, these pavements are given their full due as architecture and craft.
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Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1997 Anchorage Press, Houston, Texas. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9.4 x 11.75 inches, has black cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped spine and cover lettering. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. xxi, 176 pages. Written and illustrated by Kim Williams. Printed in Singapore. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with some surface rubbing, especially at edges. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition. Includes dust jacket.
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Illustrated by Kim Williams. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 0965526828. Tight unmarked book in clean black cloth; in dust jacket with light creasing/rubbing.; 11.5 X 9.4 X 1.0 inches; 200 pages.
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Good jacket. In very good, unmarked condition. Cover has light shelf wear, dj scuffed. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Unmarked text; light shelfwear. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
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VG (DJ slightly scuffed; otherwise pristine. ) Black cloth, black & illus. dust jacket, 176 pp., many BW & color illus. "A study of pavement design is a walk through architectural history. For centuries, decorated pavements have enhanced the experience of architectural space, providing a rich visual and kinesthetic map for the spectator. Paving patterns may be as simple as the parallel stripes of color in the train station in Florence or as intricate as the medieval geometrical mosaics of the Cosmati. Pavements are no mere ornamentation of architecture; their effectiveness lies in their ability to articulate the context in which they are place, to express through pattern the intentions of the archtiect." (dj) Intriguing.
