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Author Karmon, David E., author.

Title Architecture and the senses in the Italian Renaissance : the varieties of architectural experience / David Karmon
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021
©2021
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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 234 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Summary "This is the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive, multisensory experience, combining first-hand experiences with historical analysis. Questioning the universalizing claims of contemporary architectural phenomenologists, David Karmon emphasizes the infinite variety of meanings produced through human interactions with the built environment. He reconstructs the Renaissance understanding of the senses, examines how architecture and the senses shaped daily practices and contributed to new forms of understanding, and presents literary and visual sources that provide abundant evidence for sustained attention to the multisensory experience of the built environment in the Renaissance world. By exploring how the 'experiential trigger' of architecture creates a multi- faceted dynamic experience between the object and the individual, Karmon's book offers a new and innovative approach to the study of Renaissance architecture"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 27, 2021)
Subject Senses and sensation in architecture.
Architecture, Renaissance -- Italy -- Psychological aspects
Senses and sensation in architecture
Italy
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020025556
ISBN 9781108775465
1108775462
9781108787307
1108787304