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Santa Maria della salute : architecture and ceremony in Baroque Venice
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- Creator
- Andrew Hopkins
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000
- Physical Details
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- x, 271 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780521652469, 0521652464
- OCLC
- ocm41142929
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.
- Ch. 1. Planning S. Maria della Salute. I. Commission and Dedication. II. Choice and Significance of the Site. III. Competition. IV. Baldassare Longhena. V. A Possible Change of Site. VI. Longhena's Later Designs -- Ch. 2. The Building. I. Architecture. II. Construction History. III. Altars of the Rotunda. IV. High Altar. V. Sculptural Programme -- Ch. 3. Longhena's Design Process and Sources. I. Concetto, Titulus and Architectural Form. II. Ambulatory and Octagon. III. Sansovino and Samicheli. IV. Palladio. V. Ephemeral Architecture -- Ch. 4. Ducal Ceremony and S. Maria della Salute. I. Ceremonies of the Venetian Republic and Introduction. II. Seating, Status, and Itineraries. III. Ceremony for S. Maria Della Salute -- Conclusion: S. Maria della Salute as a Landmark -- App. 3. The Original Sanctuary Design for S. Maria della Salute -- App. 4. The Ceremonial Books of the Venetian Republic