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This series provides a point of encounter for contributions from diverse sources to the study of what is often described as “material culture”. Many disciplines have studied different aspects of utilitarian, decorative, and cult objects, from classical to modern times, in Western and other literate cultures. The series, with its breadth of scope and eclecticism, addresses this rich diversity. Like the journal from which it takes its name, it provides a forum for authors from many disciplines, including anthropology, art history, music, dance, and architectural studies.

  • General Editors: Francesco Pellizzi
  • Associate Editors: Joseph Rykwert, University of Pennsylvania

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The Italian Renaissance Palace Façade
  • Structures of Authority, Surfaces of Sense
  • Charles Burroughs
  • Published online:
    17 March 2010
    Print publication:
    17 June 2002
  • The architectural facade addresses and enhances the space of the city, while displaying, or dissembling, interior arrangements. In this book, Charles Burroughs tracks the emergence of the facade in late medieval Florence and then follows the sharply diverging reactions of Renaissance architects to new demands and possibilities for representation in both residential and governmental contexts. Understanding the facade as an assemblage of elements of diverse character and origin, Burroughs explores the wide range of formal solutions available to architects and patrons. In the absence of explicit reflection on the facade in Renaissance architectural discourse, Burroughs notes the theoretical implications of certain celebrated designs, implying mediation on the nature of architecture itself and the society it serves and represents, as well as on the relationship between nature and culture.