TABLE OF CONTENTS

RENASSANCE PERIOD
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RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE
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HISTORIOGRAPHY
PRINCIPAL PHASES

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1. QUATTROCENTO OR EARLY RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE 1400-1500

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2. HIGH RENAISSANCE 1500-1525

3. LATE RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE 1525-1600

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4. FROM RENAISSANCE TO BAROQUE
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CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

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1. Plan

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2. Faade
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3. Columns and Pilasters
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4. Arches

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5. Vaults

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6. Domes

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7. Ceilings
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8. Doors

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9. Windows

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10. Walls

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11. Details

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INFLUENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN

ITALY
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1. Architectural
2. Political
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3. Commercial

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4. Religious

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5. Philosophic

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6. Civil

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7. Patronage

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8. Architectural Theory

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DEVELOPMENT OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY - EARLY

RENAISSANCE
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1. Brunelleschi

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2. Michelozzo

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3. Alberti

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THE SPREAD OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY

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1. High Renaissance
2. Mannerism
PROGRESSION FROM EARLY RENAISSANCE THROUGH TO BAROQUE
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SPREAD OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE BEYOND ITALY
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1. France
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2. Netherlands

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3. England
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4. Scandinavia

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5. Germany

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6. Spain

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7. Portugal
8. Poland

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9. Kingdom of Hungary
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10.

Russia
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11.

Croatia
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LEGACY OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

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GLOSSARY

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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