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Brunelleschi's Cupola: past and present of an architectural masterpiece

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Part 1: -- 1. From the plan for the New Cathedral to Brunelleschi's plan for the Cupola -- 2. The building site : organizations, materials, schedule -- 3. The stages of construction -- 4. The form of the Cupola -- 5. The later history of the Cupola : critical reception and scientific studies -- 6. The image of the Cupola : mountain or living being? -- Part 2: -- 1. The geometric, functional and structural design of the Cupola -- 2. An interpretation of the static behaviour of the Cupola -- 3. The Cupola today : numerical analyses, monitoring and testing, conservation measures.

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    Firenze: Mandragora, ©2004

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    • 8885957919
    • 9788885957916

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    "English translation, Jeremy Carden [and others]"--Page [2].

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