by G. Fanelli - publication year: 2005 - paperback with jacket; 290x205 mm; 48 pp. - 22 b&w illustrations -

Following in the footsteps of the painters and engravers who portrayed Florence and its dome. Giovanni Fanelli pays homage to Brunelleschi's masterpiece with a fine collection of drawings: a tribute to the great Renaissance architect from a scholar who has devoted his life to the study of urban landscape. Giovanni Fanelli is Professor of the History of Architecture at the University of Florence. He is the author of many books and articles on the history of architecture and urban development. the graphic arts and photography. He has curated numerous exhibitions and directs book series for several Italian publishers. He has been Scientific Director of the Fondazione Ragghianti. Lucca. For Mandragora he has published Giovanni Michelucci fotografo (2001). L'anima dei luoghi (2001). Firenze: architettura e città (2002. the reprint of a fundamental work first published in 1973) and Brunelleschi's Cupola. Past and Present of an Architectural Masterpiece (2004). with Michele Fanelli.