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This book provides a whole new appreciation for the time and effort it took to build the Florence Cathedral. It also supports the idea that every Great Man had a rival who both infuriated him and pushed him further. For Bruneschelli, that rival was Lorenzo Ghiberti. They both seem pretty pompous to me, so I was not rooting for either of them.
When the book focused on the men and the social history, I was hooked. When it focused on architecture - which it inevitably must given that it is a book a ...more
When the book focused on the men and the social history, I was hooked. When it focused on architecture - which it inevitably must given that it is a book a ...more
A dry, but detailed account of the building of the largest architectural dome in the world. In the process Brunelleschie patented one amazing engineering invention after another. King’s in-depth story is an amazing compilation of surviving documents. The book was interesting but not compelling. At times, due to the technical nature of architecture, it was tough to visualize the descriptive process. (04/04).
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