彼得•默里， 伦敦大学艺术史荣誉教授， 毕业于考陶德艺术学院［the Courtauld Institute of Art］，并在那里从事教学。1967年，他接替尼古拉斯•佩夫斯纳［Nikolans Pevsner］来到伦敦大学伯贝克学院[Birbeck College, University of London］。他撰写了许多建筑史著作， 包括《文艺复兴建筑》 ［Renaissance Architecture] ( 1972 ) ; 《英国建筑史》［A History of English Architecture] ( 1962, 1965）的一部分；以及与妻子琳达•默里［Linda Murray］共同撰写的《文艺复兴艺术》 ［The Art of the Renaissance] ( 1963）， 该书也被艺术世界丛书收录。

A handsome reissue of a classic guide to the architecture of Renaissance Italy indispensable to travelers, students, and architecture buffs alike and still the most comprehensive and accessible overview available. Photos and drawings throughout.

These essays by one of America's foremost historians of art and architecture range over theory and criticism, the search for connections between art and science in the Renaissance, and specific works of Renaissance architecture.The largest group of essays, dealing with the character of Renaissance architecture, are models of art historical scholarship in their direct approach t...(展开全部)