CMP Review 2024-01-10

January 10, 2024

This is my current read and it’s absolutely fascinating. Ross King gives us a history of architecture, engineering, materials, and people as refracted through the cathedral dome of Florence’s Santa Maria del Fiore. King shares the sheer genius of Filippo Brunelleschi—the goldsmith and clockmaker who engineered the dome—while also detailing the drama and competition of getting (and keeping) architectural commissions in Renaissance Italy.

Tell me what you’re reading now and if you enjoy books on art history, too.

@rbaburina