Leon Battista Alberti was one of the most important humanist scholars of the Italian Renaissance. Active in mid-fifteenth-century Florence; he was an architect; theorist; and author of texts on perspective and painting. Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting is a cardinal work that revolutionized Western art. In this volume; Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Albertis seminal text. Dr Sinisgalli reverses the received understanding of the relationship between the Italian and Latin versions of Albertis treatise by demonstrating that Alberti wrote it first in Italian and then translated it into a polished Latin over the course of several decades. This volume is richly illustrated to help demonstrate how Alberti understood optics and art.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. So the money was wastedBy Kathryn P. ClarkI can not rate it. I thought it was a book and I bought it doesnt for a friend. I contacted to get my money back and got no response. So the money was wasted. Please refund payment.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great Book for Learning Handmade FindingsBy CLGI purchased this book well over a year ago. and am still pleased that I did so. It helped me on my way to make my own jewelry findings using various types of wire. Other books are now available with similar information. but I do appreciate the knowledge I garnered from this purchase. The black and white "pencil" drawings of the process on making the findings were clear and helpful. Jewelers Tips - scattered throughout the book. particularly in the design section - have also been helpful. I would classify this book as a beginners guide to wire work jewelry...one to get if you are not really sure that you want to really delve into wire as a focus in your designs. One half of the book is focused on tools. techniques. and basic wire findings. The other half is loaded with projects. but using only a minimal amount of the wire work knowledge that you might have gained in the first half. Yet the Variation Ideas. in nearly every design project. were often the focus of my first jewelry designing. Other recommendations are also good for beginners to set out for further work in jewelry design (e.g. Design Advice - keep a sketchbook with ideas for future work/ideas. consider using wire elements in different ways for each project for different looks. become innovative and play around with the wire and beads in order to possibly come up with a design worthwhile. etc.). However. I feel that so much more could have been included in this book. particularly with all the empty spaces scattered throughout the book - e.g. more images of other variations. more info. more designs. step-by-step images to go with directions and more. The Gallery and Resource sections of the book were good to great. The photographs of each design were spectacular and often set up on various stones/backgrounds for wonderful effect and the clarity/close-ups allow for the beginner to see the wire work involved in great detail. So even though I gave it 4 stars in regards to a beginner book. overall it would actually fall into a 3.5 star category for me based on other wire design books available. I would recommend getting several beginner books first and then go to the intermediate/advanced wire jewelry books if this is your focus in jewelry design.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Perfect for my needs!!By Powell LoyI original discover this book in my local library and found it so helpful that I decided to see if had it and sure enough it did. This book is ideal for a newbie like myself and I have learned so much from it already. I offers some really great and unusual designs to earring hooks and the such. Also it just helps you with the most basic that one needs to start off jewelry design.It was packaged super great and came in the mail in no time so I was pleasantly surprised by the quickness!!
