The Relation Between Architectural Forms and Philosophical Structures in the Work of Francesco Borromini in Seventeenth-Century Rome

by John Shannon Hendrix

Table of Preface; Introduction Precedent and Setting 1. Renaissance Leon Battista Alberti 2. The Structure of the Cosmos in the Baroque 3. The Neoplatonic Idea at the Accademia di San Luca Philosophical Structures in the Architecture of Borromini 4. Syncretism and Architectural Syntax 5. The Structuring of the Conceptual Process 6. Athanasius Kircher and Hermeticism 7. Esoteric Symbols of Hermetic and Neoplatonic Philosophy 8. Light, Vision and Numerology 9. The Transmutation of Geometries Philosophical Origins 10. Neoplatonic Philosophy 11. Presocratic Origins Bibliography; Index

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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.