After Dante : divine, design, and the cosmos / Peter Cookson Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Peter Cookson, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Renaissance--Italy.

Architecture, Renaissance.

Italy.

Architecture and cosmology.

Architecture and religion.

Architecture and philosophy.

Architecture and science.

Intellectual life--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Intellectual life.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Christianity and culture.

Religion and science.

Humanism.

Cosmology.

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia--Influence.

Dante Alighieri.

Italy--Intellectual life--1268-1559.

Physical Description:

271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Novato, California : Oro Editions, [2021]

Summary:

The book focused initially on the philosophical, artistic, and scientific forces that impacted on the humanist of the late Medieval and Renaissance period, profuse in the exchange of ideas and discovery, behind much of which was the impact of Dante's Divine Comedy with a message which continues to reverberate through the centuries. What has also persisted is the perpetual tension between science, religion, and design because of their perceived contradictions. The book explores how we might gain inspiration and motivation to embrace a consistent artistry and sense of exploration in the face of an ever-expanding knowledge-based frontier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-271).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781951541538

1951541537

OCLC:

1231709060

Publisher Number:

99987454459