From mythos to logos : Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry, and the triumph of Minerva /

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Author / Creator:	Coughlin, Michael Trevor, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 334 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 301 Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; volume 40 Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 301. Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; v. 40.
Subject:	Palladio, Andrea, -- 1508-1580 -- Criticism and interpretation. Minerva -- (Roman deity) -- Art. Minerva -- (Roman deity) Palladio, Andrea, -- 1508-1580. Symbolism in architecture -- Italy -- Veneto -- History -- 16th century. Freemasonry -- Italy -- Veneto -- History -- 16th century. Mythology, Roman, in art. Logos (Philosophy) Freemasonry. Intellectual life. Logos (Philosophy) Mythology, Roman, in art. Symbolism in architecture. Veneto (Italy) -- Intellectual life -- 16th century. Italy -- Veneto. Art. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12649017

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ISBN:	9789004398962 9004398961 9789004382121
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2019).
Summary:	"In his new book From Mythos to Logos : Andrea Palladio, Freemasonry and the Triumph of Minerva, Michael Trevor Coughlin provides an interpretive lens to explore how myth was used to encode sixteenth-century Italian works of architecture and their frescoed interiors with logos--providing powerful insights that promote a way of being in a world in which peace and freedom are the greatest hallmarks of society. Leaning heavily on the intersection between myth and philosophy, Coughlin convincingly argues Freemasonry began in the Italian city of Vicenza in 1546, offering fresh insight into the origin of Freemasonry, one of the most powerful and longstanding organizations in the world--one in the midst of a popularity and membership boom that is unprecedented"--
Other form:	Print version: Coughlin, Michael Trevor. From mythos to logos. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004382121
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004398962

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