Book contents
- Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance
- Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- One A Sense of Renaissance Architecture
- Two Architecture and the Imagination
- Three Movement in the Built Environment
- Four The Building of Devotion
- Five Sensations of Health and Illness
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
Four - The Building of Devotion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2021
Book contents
- Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance
- Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- One A Sense of Renaissance Architecture
- Two Architecture and the Imagination
- Three Movement in the Built Environment
- Four The Building of Devotion
- Five Sensations of Health and Illness
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Devotional practices appealed to all the senses in the Renaissance. Two case studies, the Franciscans at the Sacro Monte at Varallo, and the Jews in the Ghetto at Venice, demonstrate how different religious practices targeted sensory experiences to inspire devotion and reinforce belief.
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- Architecture and the Senses in the Italian RenaissanceThe Varieties of Architectural Experience, pp. 106 - 139Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021