Waiting for Filippo: The Life of Renaissance Architect Filippo Brunelleschi

by Michael Bender

A pop-up book about the Italian Renaissance architect,sculptur and engineer, Filippo Brunelleschi, explaining how he designed the dome of the cathedral in Florence. Brunelleschi developed the theory of perspective, altering the face of architecture. The details of Florentine life are given as the book follows Brunelleschi's career from apprentice to leading architect.

24 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1995

Reviews

[Liz Edmundson]

You can’t go wrong with this if you love pop-up books and the architecture of Florence! Brunelleschi was a genius and this is a wonderful introduction to him.

[Ellen]

I love colorful and 3-D books! So how can you go wrong with a biography that includes both! Waiting for Filippo is about Filippo Brunelleschi, Renaissance architect/artist/engineer.

This book would make a great introduction to the history of the Renaissance time period. Even though it includes very colorful, 3-D illustrations, I would read this with all my students, even the high schooler. What a fun way to learn information on a man who gave so much to our modern-day architecture.