The Relation Between Architectural Forms and Philosophical Structures in the Work of Francesco Borromini in Seventeenth-century Rome (Mellen Studies in Architecture) by John Hendrix

by John Shannon Hendrix

The philosophies of Athanasius Kircher, Nicolas Cusanus, and other Neo-Platonists are analyzed in this study to show their influence on the Baroque architecture of Borromini. Hendrix (architectural history, Roger Williams U., Rhode Island) then seeks to reconstruct a theory of Borromini's architecture from the corpus of his architectural plans. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

John Shannon Hendrix est professeur d'histoire de l'art et d'architecture a la Rhode Island School of Design et a l'Université Roger Williams. Il exerce aussi au sein de l'Université de Lincoln en Grande-Bretagne. Il a rédigé de nombreux ouvrages sur l'architecture, l'esthétique, la philosophie et la psychanalyse.

Reviews

[Hannah.✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

May God have mercy on my soul. My 2 last brain cells just died. This journey was exhausting, confusing but in the same time eye opening. Clearly this book isn’t for someone who has no clue about architecture or baroque, and even though I like to think that I know something about this subject I was proven wrong. This book (as the title suggests) shows or rather speculate on whether there’s a link between architecture and philosophy and Borromini’s work. And there probably is, but its not comprehensive by a mere mortal like myself.