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| Describe the structural differences between a Roman and a Byzantine dome. |
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Roman dome is flat with a concrete drum.
Byzantine has buttresses and an exposed shape. |
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| What was the Roman solution to the thrust of a dome's haunches? |
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| Explain why Rome was abandoned by the papacy for the first 50 years of the Renaissance as it evolved in Florence. |
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Florence became the early center of the Italian Renaissance. This was partially due to the fact that the French had
kidnapped the Papacy in 1305 (the Avignon papacy), leaving Rome abandoned. |
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| Who were the Ghibelines and the Guelfs? |
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Ghibelines- pro Holy Roman Emperor (German/gothic)
Guelfs- pro pope (Italian/Roman) |
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| Who is credited with being the "Father of the Renaissance"? |
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| Petrarch - seeks Greek texts but cannot read them |
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Explain how the final appearance of the Florence Cathedral is a manifestation of the battle between the Ghibellines
and the Guelfs in Florence: |
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| Cathedral started under Ghibeline control and uses pointed arches. Later work done under Guelf control uses Roman round arch. |
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| Explain how Florence benefitted from the “Babylonian captivity” |
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| The French had kidnapped the Papacy, and left Rome abandoned. The commercial and political vacuum that was formed in central Italy was quickly filled by Florence. |
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| Who was Coluccio Salutatti? |
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| Coluccio Salutati becomes Chancelor of Florence. He is also a humanist. He brings Manuel Chrysolaras to Florence to teach Greek" |
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| The only Classical treatise on architecture recovered during the Renaissance was written by: |
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| List three advantages gained in the Florence Cathedral by giving the dome a quinto acuto profile: |
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1. less scaffolding
2. less thrust
3. taller vertical form |
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Compare the scale of the Florence dome to the Pantheon and Beauvais Cathedral
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