{"product_id":"9781789145212","title":"Leon Battista Alberti","description":"Author: Caspar Pearson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789145212\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most brilliant and original authors and architects of the entire Renaissance, Leon Battista Alberti\u0026amp;#x27;s output encompassed engineering, surveying, cryptography, poetry, humour, political commentary and more. He employed irony, satire and playful allusion in his written works, and developed a sophisticated approach to architecture that combined the ancient and modern. Born into the Florentine elite, Alberti was nonetheless disadvantaged due to exile and illegitimacy. As a result, he became an acute analyst of the social institutions of his time, as well as a profoundly existential writer who was intensely preoccupied with the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new account explores Alberti\u0026amp;#x27;s life and works, examining how his personal and intellectual preoccupations continually pushed him to engage with an ever-broader spectrum of Renaissance culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852924473502,"sku":"ADS-9781789145212","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789145212.jpg?v=1779064871","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789145212","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}