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Topics in Western Civilization: Ideals of Community and the Development ofUrban Life, 1250-1700

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 86.03.07

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The Vision of the City in the Mind’s Eye, 1250-1700

Michael A. Vuksta

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Notes

1. Even Alberti, one of the discoverers of mathematical perspective utilized his discovery in service of his faith. See Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr. The Renaissance Rediscovery of Linear Perspective , Basic Books, N.Y., N.Y., 1975, esp. Chapter II and pp. 5560.

2. Rosenau, Helen. The Ideal City , Methuen and Co., Ltd., N.Y.,N.Y., 1973.

3. Glanville, Phillipa, London in Maps , The Connoisseur, London,1972.

4. Foakes, R. A. Illustrations of the English Stage 15801642 , Scholar Press, London, 1985.

5. The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Art a la Carte, Decorative Imagery in Maps, 16001800 , exhibition catalog, 1979.

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1.	Even Alberti, one of the discoverers of mathematical perspective utilized his discovery in service of his faith. See Samuel Y. Edgerton, Jr. The Renaissance Rediscovery of Linear Perspective , Basic Books, N.Y., N.Y., 1975, esp. Chapter II and pp. 5560.
2.	Rosenau, Helen. The Ideal City , Methuen and Co., Ltd., N.Y.,N.Y., 1973.
3.	Glanville, Phillipa, London in Maps , The Connoisseur, London,1972.
4.	Foakes, R. A. Illustrations of the English Stage 15801642 , Scholar Press, London, 1985.
5.	The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Art a la Carte, Decorative Imagery in Maps, 16001800 , exhibition catalog, 1979.