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Book SynopsisThe present volume contains critical editions of all five autobiographical accounts of the The sixteenth-century Ottoman architect Sinan, along with transcriptions, annotated translations, and facsimiles of the most important variant versions; an introductory essay that analyzes the various surviving manuscripts, reconstructs their histories, and establishes the relationships between them; and a preface that considers the sources, themes, and broader implications of the five autobiographies.Table of ContentsPreface: “Sources, Themes, and Cultural Implications of Sinan’s Autobiographies” by Gülru Necipoğlu Authors’ Notes and Acknowledgments Note on Transcription Abbreviations Introduction . Synopsis of Relationships between Texts and Manuscripts Works Cited Adsız Risale, (AR) [Untitled Treatise] Risāletü'l-Miʿmāriyye, (RM) [Treatise on Architecture] Tuḥfetü'l-Miʿmārīn, (TM) [Choice Gift of the Architects] Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye (TE) [Record of Buildings] Teẕkiretü’l-Bünyān (TB) [Record of Construction] Collations of Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye Collations of Teẕkiretü’l-Bünyān Note on the Format of Appendices Appendix I: Citation Index of Buildings Listed in Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye Appendix II: Sequence of Citations in Inventories Listed in Tezkiretü’l-Ebniye Appendix III: Comparison of Prose Introduction in AR, RM, TM, and TE Facsimiles Index

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Book SynopsisPirro Ligorio’s Worlds brings renowned Ligorio specialists into conversation with emerging young scholars, on various aspects of the artistic, antiquarian and intellectual production of one of the most fascinating and learned antiquaries in the prestigious entourage of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. The book takes a more nuanced approach to the complex topic of Ligorio’s ‘forgeries’, investigating them in relation to previously neglected aspects of his life and work.Trade Review"This well-written and aesthetically pleasing volume presents an excellent image of a previously often misunderstood artist and creates understanding for the passion he and his contemporaries felt for the restoration of the Roman Empire in a Christian direction." (translated from Swedish) Kari Lawe, Swedish institute in Rome, in ‘Kyrkohistorisk Årsskrift’ pp. 159-161Table of ContentsPreface  Anthony Grafton List of Figures Introduction: Pirro Ligorio’s Worlds, or, an Invitation to Navigate the Boundaries of Truth  Fernando Loffredo and Ginette Vagenheim  Pirro Ligorio versus Philology 1 Pirro Ligorio’s Antiquarian Philology  Robert W. Gaston 2 Editing Ligorio’s Epigraphic Manuscripts: New Discoveries and New Issues  Silvia Orlandi 3 The Epigraphical Forgeries in the Construction of Pirro Ligorio’s Libro XXXIX on Roman Antiquities  Nicoletta Balistreri 4 Drawing Circles: Pirro Ligorio’s Working Methods as Evidenced in His Numismatic Manuscripts  Sarah E. Cox  Pirro Ligorio and the Ancient World 5 Pirro Ligorio’s Evidence for the Cult of Jupiter Dolichenus in Rome and Religious Life at the Barracks  Blair Fowlkes-Childs 6 Pirro Ligorio and Sicilian Antiquities: Indifference or an Unwitting “Short Circuit”?  Federico Rausa 7 Looking for Sirens: Ancient Sites in Naples According to Pirro Ligorio  Anna Schreurs-Morét  Pirro Ligorio and the Renaissance Villa 8 Pirro Ligorio’s Casino of Pius IV Reconsidered, or, Why People Love Ligorio’s Buildings  Arnold Nesselrath 9 Pirro Ligorio and St Peter’s Basilica: More on the Historical-Christian Investigations and on a Medieval “Reuse” in the Casino of Pius IV  Carmelo Occhipinti 10 The Villa d’Este at Tivoli and Its Gardens in Marc-Antoine Muret’s Tivoli Cycle of Poems and Uberto Foglietta’s Tyburtinum  George Hugo Tucker  Pirro Ligorio and the Visual Arts 11 Pirro Ligorio’s Oxford Album  Ian Campbell 12 In the Shadow of Polidoro da Caravaggio: Pirro Ligorio as a Draftsman  Ginette Vagenheim 13 “Pirro Ligorio Neapolitan Painter,” 1534–1549 (With a New Addition on His Late Activity as an Architect)  Patrizia Tosini 14 Pirro Ligorio and Sculpture, or, on the Reproducibility of Antiquity  Fernando Loffredo Conclusions  Marcello Fagiolo (with an appendix by Fabio Colonnese) Bibliography Index of Ancient Names Index of Modern Authors Index of Topography Index of Inscriptions

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Book SynopsisIn this completely revised and up-to-date edition, the world's most accomplished architects-Gehry, Pei, Meier, Nouvel, Piano, and 37 more-express their views on creativity, inspiration, and legacy in this visually stunning, one-of-a-kind collection.

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