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Character of Renaissance Architecture

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1. Hagia Theotokos. From Dehio and Bezold 11

2. Aachen. From Dehio and Bezold 11

3. Dome of Pisa 12

4. Dome of Arnolfo 13

5. Section of the Baptistery of Florence 14

6. Dissection of the vault of the Baptistery 15

7. System of the dome of Florence 17

8. Section of the dome of Florence. From Sgrilli 18

9. Part plan of the dome of Florence. From Sgrilli 18

10. Plan of the chapel of the Pazzi 26

11. Section of the vault of the Pazzi chapel 27

12. Interior of the Pazzi chapel 28

13. Façade of the Pazzi chapel 30

14. Badia of Fiesole 32

15. Impost of San Lorenzo 33

16. Crossing pier of San Lorenzo 34

17. Façade of Santa Maria Novella 36

18. Plan of Sant’ Andrea, Mantua 39

19. Façade of Sant’ Andrea, Mantua 40

20. Arch of Septimius Severus 41

21. Temple of Vesta, Tivoli. From Serlio 45

22. San Pietro in Montorio. From Serlio 46

23. Bramante’s dome for St. Peter’s. From Serlio 48

24. Section of the Pantheon. From Fontana 50

25. Plan of Bramante’s dome. From Serlio 51

26. Michael Angelo’s model for the dome of St. Peter’s 54

27. Diagrams of vault construction 56

28. Interior of dome of Salamanca 57

29. Diagrams of vault construction 58

30. Dome of St. Peter’s. From the Report of the Mathematicians 61

31. Plan of St. Peter’s. From Fontana 67

32. Section of aisle of St. Peter’s. From Fontana and Letarouilly 69

33. Pier of Sant’ Agostino 72

34. Façade of Sant’ Agostino 73

35. Exterior of Todi 75

36. Interior of Todi 76

37. Plan of San Biagio 77

38. Interior of San Biagio 78

39. Arcade. From Serlio 79

40. Exterior of San Biagio 80

41. Tower of Santo Spirito 82

42. Santissima Annunziatta, Arezzo 83

43. Vignola’s entablature. From Vignola 85

44. Half plan of Sant’ Andrea. From Vignola 86

45. Section of Sant’ Andrea. From Vignola 87

46. Sant’ Andrea 88

47. Order of Santa Maria degli Angeli 90

48. Plan of the Gesù. From Vignola 91

49. Façade of the Gesù. From Vignola 93

50. Façade of the Gesù, Della Porta. From Vignola 94

51. Pediment of Baalbek 95

52. Tablet from Vignola 96

53. Orders of San Giorgio 98

54. Façade of San Giorgio 99

55. The Redentore 100

56. Window-head of the Mozzi, Florence 103

57. Window-head of Perugia 103

58. Court of the Riccardi 105

59. Façade of the Rucellai 108

60. Window of the Bartolini 110

61. Façade of the Cancelleria 113

62. Portico of the Massini 115

63. Window of the Farnese 117

64. Portal. From Serlio 118

65. Part of façade of the Library of St. Mark 120

66. Corner of the Parthenon 121

67. Roman corner. From Serlio 122

68. Corner of Library of St. Mark 123

69. Window of Palazzo Cornaro 124

70. Part of façade of the Porta del Palio 125

71. Detail of Palazzo Bevilacqua 127

72. Part of the Portico of Vicenza. From Palladio 129

73. Plan of supports, Portico of Vicenza. From Palladio 130

74. Arch of St. Simeon Stylites 131

75. Loggia Bernarda, Vicenza 132

76. Window of Palazzo Branzo 133

77. Niche of the Basilica of Shakka 134

78. Window of the Certosa of Pavia 137

79. Sacristy of San Satiro 139

80. Santa Maria delle Grazie 141

81. East end of Como 143

82. Portal of Como 145

83. Porch of San Zeno 146

84. Portal of San Pietro in Cielo d’Oro 147

85. Window of nave of Como 148

86. Column of San Zaccaria 150

87. Plan of pier of San Salvatore 151

88. Plan of pier of St. Mark’s 151

89. Façade of Santa Maria dei Miracoli 152

90. Part of window of court of the Ducal Palace 155

91. Portal of the Scuola di San Marco. 157

92. Part of the façade of the Scuola di San Rocco 158

93. Window of the Palazzo Contarini 162

94. One bay of basement of the Ospedale Maggiore 164

95. Window of the Palazzo Martinengo 165

96. Roman Arabesque relief 168

97. Renaissance Arabesque relief 169

98. Greek coin, magnified 170

99. Arabesque by Filarete 171

100. Console of pulpit in Santa Croce 172

101. Leafage from the Ghiberti gates 173

102. Pilaster in the National Museum, Florence 174

103. Greek leafage 175

104. Roman leafage 175

105. Leafage of Brunelleschi 176

106. Leafage of Brescia 176

107. Leafage of San Gallo 177

108. Relief of the Scala d’Oro 177

109. Grotesque mask 177

110. Cornice of Blois 181

111. Azay le Rideau 182

112. Portal of Azay le Rideau 183

113. Portal of Châteaudun 185

114. Part of the portal of Chenonceaux 187

115. Part of the court façade of Blois 189

116. Du Cerceau’s print of the Fountain of the Nymphs 195

117. Roman arch. From Serlio 197

118. Part of Du Cerceau’s print of Lescot’s Louvre 198

119. Plan of the Tuileries. From Du Cerceau 201

120. Elevation of the Tuileries. From Du Cerceau 202

121. De l’Orme’s column. From De l’Orme 203

122. De l’Orme’s doorway. From De l’Orme 204

123. Doorway. From Serlio 205

124. Doorway of De l’Orme. From De l’Orme 208

125. Façade of Charleval. From Du Cerceau 210

126. Interior façade of Charleval. From Du Cerceau 212

127. Chimney of Burghley House 217

128. North side of court, Kirby Hall. From Gotch 219

129. Gable of Kirby Hall. From Gotch 220

130. Window of Walterstone Hall. From Gotch 222

131. Impost of Cranborne Manor-House. From Gotch 222

132. Portal of Wollaton Hall. From Gotch 224

133. Basement of Whitehall. From Kent 230

134. Front of old St. Paul’s. From Kent 231

135. Section of Wren’s rejected scheme for St. Paul’s. From Bloomfield 236

136. Section of the dome of St. Paul’s. From Longman 240

137. Vaulting of St. Paul’s 242

138. Crossing pier and impost of St. Paul’s 244

139. Half section of the nave of St. Paul’s. From Longman 245

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