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From mythos to logos : Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry, and the triumph of Minerva
- Title
- From mythos to logos : Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry, and the triumph of Minerva / by Michael Trevor Coughlin.
- Author
- Coughlin, Michael Trevor
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xv, 334 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
- Summary
- "In his new book From Mythos to Logos : Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry and the Triumph of Minerva, Michael Trevor Coughlin provides an interpretive lens to explore how myth was used to encode sixteenth-century Italian works of architecture and their frescoed interiors with logos--providing powerful insights that promote a way of being in a world in which peace and freedom are the greatest hallmarks of society. Leaning heavily on the intersection between myth and philosophy, Coughlin convincingly argues Freemasonry began in the Italian city of Vicenza in 1546, offering fresh insight into the origin of Freemasonry, one of the most powerful and longstanding organizations in the world--one in the midst of a popularity and membership boom that is unprecedented"--
- Series Statement
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 301
- Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; volume 40
- Uniform Title
- Brill's studies in intellectual history ; 301.
- Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; 40.
- Subject
- Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580 > Criticism and interpretation
- Minerva (Roman deity) > Art
- Minerva (Roman deity)
- Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580
- 1500-1599
- Symbolism in architecture > Italy > Veneto > History > 16th century
- Freemasonry > Italy > Veneto > History > 16th century
- Mythology, Roman, in art
- Logos (Philosophy)
- Freemasonry
- Intellectual life
- Symbolism in architecture
- Veneto (Italy) > Intellectual life > 16th century
- Italy > Veneto
- Genre/Form
- Art.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Minerva and the cosmology of Prudence in Palladio's Palazzo Thiene -- Daniele Barbaro, Prudence and time : towards a logos of architecture at the Villa Barbaro at Maser -- The temporality of logos : time and the machina del mondo in Palladio's La Rotonda -- Duelling tricipitia : capturing the multivalence of Prudence and time in Titian's Allegory of Prudence -- Freemasonry and the art of memory : the Palazzo del Te and the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili as model.
- Call Number
- JQE 19-722
- ISBN
- 9789004382121
- 9004382127
- LCCN
- 2019007657
- OCLC
- 1081432060
- Author
- Coughlin, Michael Trevor, author.
- Title
- From mythos to logos : Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry, and the triumph of Minerva / by Michael Trevor Coughlin.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 301Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; volume 40Brill's studies in intellectual history ; 301.Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; 40.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1500-1599
- Other Form:
- Online version: Coughlin, Michael Trevor. From mythos to logos. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004398962 (DLC) 2019015024
- Research Call Number
- JQE 19-722