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| the structural difference between a Roman and a Byzantine dome |
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Roman: semicircular, uses ballast rings
Byzantine: shorter and flatter (only in compression) |
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| the Roman solution to the thrust of a dome's haunches |
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| why Rome was abandoned by the Papacy for the first 50 years of the Renaissance as it evolved in Florence |
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| the French declared that the Papacy was in France at the same time as Germanic peoples came down to conquer Rome |
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| Who were the Ghibellines and the Guelfs? |
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Ghibellines: supported the Holy Roman Emperor
Guelfs: supported the Roman Catholic Papacy |
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| the "Father of the Renaissance" |
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| explain how the final appearance of the Florance Cathedral is a manifestation of the battle between the Ghibellines and the Guelfs |
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| The Ghibellines were in power at the beginning of construction so there were pointed arches. The Guelfs won over the Ghibellines then, so the new arches built are rounded. |
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| explain how Florence benefitted from the "Babylonian Captivity" |
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| The knowledge of ancient classicism was kept in Byzantine, but when Constantinople fell, the intellects traveled to Florence and taught the Florentines how to read Greek and unlock the secrets of the Ancients. |
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| compare the scale of the Florence dome to the Pantheon and Beauvais Cathedral |
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| The cathedral was as tall as Beauvais Cathedral, but much wider, and the dome was as tall as the entire Pantheon. |
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| Who was Coluccio Salutati? |
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| Humanist mayor of Florence who gets taught Greek and he reads Cicero's Homer |
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| Who published the first treatise on perspective? |
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| the only Classical treatise on architecture recovered during the Renaissance was written by: |
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| 3 advantages gained in the Florence Cathedral by giving the dome a quinto acuto profile |
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1. Less thrust
2. Less scaffolding required
3. More vertical form, more visible on the exterior |
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