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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Authored by Ross King
Narrated by James Cameron Stewart

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24:33 2 The Goldsmith of San Giovanni
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BOOK DESCRIPTION

On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air. Of the many plans submitted, one stood out. It was offered not by a master mason or carpenter, but by a goldsmith and clockmaker named Filippo Brunelleschi, who would dedicate the next twenty-eight years to solving the puzzles of the dome's construction. In the process, he did nothing less than reinvent the field of architecture. Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius. He engineered the perfect placement of brick and stone, built ingenious hoists and cranes to carry an estimated 70 million pounds hundreds of feet into the air, and designed the workers' platforms and routines so carefully that only one man died during the decades of construction.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ross King is the author of many bestselling books on Italian history and art, including Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling and Brunelleschi's Dome. He lectures widely on Renaissance art at museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Frick Collection, and the National Gallery.


Trained at Hull University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, James Cameron Stewart is a veteran actor whose performances include roles in theater, film, and television. His credits include Outlander, Jericho, Flying Blind, Golden Years, Emmerdale, London's Burning, Eastenders, Coronation Street, and Holby City.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Published on: July 21, 2020
ISBN: 9781705236840
Duration: 6 hr, 37 min
Genres: Architecture / Buildings / General, Architecture / Buildings / Religious, Architecture / General, Architecture / History / General, Architecture / History / Renaissance, History / Europe / General, History / Europe / Italy, History / Europe / Renaissance, History / General

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