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
Five - Sensations of Health and Illness
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
Renaissance architects, following ancient example, argued that good architecture promoted good health. The architecture of Renaissance hospitals reveals how designers worked to provide different kinds of sensory stimulation in the effort to cure patients, while also sheltering them from undesirable sensory experiences.
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- Architecture and the Senses in the Italian RenaissanceThe Varieties of Architectural Experience, pp. 140 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021