TY - BOOK AU - Liana De Girolami Cheney PY - 2020 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9781433160776 TI - Readings in Italian Mannerism II T2 - Architecture DO - 10.3726/b14574 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1057457 N2 - This collection celebrates the 450th year anniversary of the publication of Giorgio Vasari’s Vite (The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects [Florence: Giunti, 1568]), in which, in the prolegomenon, architects were highly praised along with the principles and technology of architecture. To honor this significant event, the selected articles in this book contain some published excerpts, some revised and expanded, some never published. These articles demonstrate the extraordinary influence of the classical tradition in Renaissance and Mannerist architecture and its role in the education of architectural students. In particular, these essays discuss the materials employed and their functions as well as the architect’s role in society. These articles also address the impact of Mannerist architecture and art theory in sixteenth-century European architecture and culture. LA - English ER -