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Useful keywords
- Renaissance architecture
- Renaissance buildings
- Filippo Brunelleschi
What was Renaissance architecture like?
Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2010, November 29). Renaissance architecture. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLHBHA0sVgE
Non-Fiction Print Resources
Ventura, P. (1993). Houses through the ages. Simon & Schuster Young Books : Hemel Hempstead
728.09 VEN
Includes information on Italian Renaissance style houses for the wealthy. See the chapter on “A Palladian Villa” and “Building in Venice”
Shuter, J. (2007). The Renaissance. Chicago : Heinemann Library
940.21 SHU
An easy to read book with information on homes, churches and other buildings of the time.
Quigley, M. (2003). The Renaissance. Chicago : Heinemann Library
940.2 QUI
A good book that gives you an overview of the Renaissance as well as basic information about Renaissance buildings and housing styles.
Stevenson, N. (1997). Architecture. London : Dorling Kindersley.
720 STE
Includes annotated guides on the following Renaissance buildings:
Florence Cathedral, Tempietto San Pietro and St Peter’s Basilica & Villa Rotonda.
Clare, J. D. (1994). Italian Renaissance. London : Riverswift
You will find information on architects: Alberti, Bramante, Brunelleschi and Palladio.
Flatt, L. (2010). Cities and statecraft in the Renaissance. St. Catharines, Ontario : Crabtree.
There is a good chapter in this book titled “Achievements in Architecture”.
Murphy, L., & Matthews, R. (2010). Art and culture of the Renaissance world. New York : Rosen Central.
940.21 MUR
Good visual display of a range of city buildings and Renaissance palaces.
Online Databases
Encyclopaedia Britannica has three different levels of information. Pick the levels that suits you best.
Search for Renaissance architects: Donato Bramante, Filippo Brunelleschi, Andrea Palladio,
Websites
- Collins, N. (n.d.). Renaissance architecture. Retrieved September 11, 2016, from http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/architecture/renaissance.htm
- Horton, H. (n.d.). Alberti, Sant’Andrea in Mantua. Retrieved September 11, 2016, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/a/alberti-santandrea-in-mantua
- Mueller, T. (2014). Il Duomo. Retrieved September 11, 2016, from http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/il-duomo/mueller-text
- Zappella. C. (n.d.). Alberti, Palazzo Rucerllai. Retrieved September 11, 2016, from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/a/alberti-palazzo-rucellai
Videos
National Geographic. (2014, January 24). How an amateur built the world’s biggest dome [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IOPlGPQPuM
ARk1T3CH. (2014, March 15). Great Cathedral mystery [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBaxFuh40E
This video is 50 minutes long and looks at Brunelleschi’s Dome.
de architectura. (2015, February 22). Renaissance architecture chapter 2 : characteristics [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVmVnW4rL4s
trkronortv. (2013, June 4). The classical influence on Renaissance architecture [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ek1SI1oAwU