The Quattro Cento and Stones of Rimini by Stokes, Adrian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents I The Italian Scene Introductory Notes to Florence and Verona

I Jesh II Venice III South Opposed to East and North IV Plastic and Music V Roman Architecture and the Quattro Cento VI Genoa VII Representational and Non-Representational Art VIII ‘E sotto un’alta quercia, humile e stanco, Legato stava un gentile alepardo;’ IX Verrocchio’s Lavabo

II Florence and Verona

I Venice 2 Florentine Reserve

I The Atmosphere II Early Florentine Architecture III The Statuesque IV Fifteenth Century Gothic in the rest of Italy V Ghiberti and Elegance VI Ghiberti and ‘Finish’ VII Bronze Statuettes and Clays

3 The Monumental or Seeds of the Baroque

I Etruscan Brutality II Brunelleschi III Reckless Tameness

4 The Quattro Cento in Florentine Art

I Donatello II Michelozzo III Desiderio da Settignano IV Pollaiuolo and Verrocchio

5 In Conclusion

III Outline of the quattro Cento an Appendix to Florence and Verona

I Outline of the Quattro Cento

I Quattro Cento architecture in general II Francesco di Giorgio III Quattro Cento architecture in Rome IV The Tempio Malatestiano V Alfonso’s arch and static sculpture VI The Palace at Urbino VII Lombard architecture and sculpture VIII A Quattro Cento use of terra-cotta IX Quattro Cento works by Florentine artists X Other aspects of Lombard sculpture XI Quattro Cento Gothic in Palermo XII Some carving at Siena XIII At Brescia XIV At Verona

Introduction to Stones of Rimini 1 Stone and Water

1 Stone and Water

A Note of Specific Introduction

2 The Pleasures of Limestone : A Geological Medley 3 The Mediterranean

2 Stone and Clay

4 Carving, Modelling and Agostino

3 Stone, Water and Stars

5 The Tempio: First Visit 6 Chapel of the Planets 7 The Final Picture

General Index Index of Architecture and Sculpture Described in the Book as ‘Quattro Cento’ Index Suggested Further Reading: By Adrian Stokes: