{"product_id":"the-house-of-gold-building-a-palace-in-medieval-venice-paperback-9780521181341","title":"The House of Gold; Building a Palace in Medieval Venice (Paperback) 9780521181341","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe House of Gold\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBuilding a Palace in Medieval Venice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1993 book tells the history of the building of the Cà d'Oro, or 'House of Gold', over a period of nearly twenty years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard J. Goy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521181341, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e338 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1406 a young Venetian nobleman, Marin Contarini, married into another ancient patrician clan. His wife's family owned an old palace on the Grand Canal. Contarini demolished the old palace and, in 1421, he began to build the Cà d'Oro, his 'House of Gold'. This 1993 book tells the history of the building of the palace over a period of nearly twenty years. After a general introduction to the city of Venice at the beginning of the quattrocento, Dr Goy discusses the background to the building of the palace. There follows a discussion of the building industry in Venice in this flourishing period, and of the functions of the three chief building crafts. In the latter half of the study, the whole building process is recreated in detail; the relationships between Contarini and his craftsmen are analysed, as is the pivotal role of Contarini himself, the architect manqué whose monument this was to become.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of terms\u003cbr\u003e Sources and methodology\u003cbr\u003e General introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Venice in the Early Quattrocento: 1. The economic and political background\u003cbr\u003e 2. The city in 1400\u003cbr\u003e 3. The medieval Venetian palace\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Contarini Casada: 4. The Contarini: a great patrician clan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Marin and his marriage\u003cbr\u003e 6. Antonio Contarini, an ambitious father\u003cbr\u003e 7. Contarini's business activities\u003cbr\u003e 8. A domestic interlude: family and servants 1426–1430\u003cbr\u003e 9. The new palace at Santa Sofia: motives and methods\u003cbr\u003e 10. First impressions: the plan, structure and appearance of the palace\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Building in Medieval Venice: 11. The building trade guilds\u003cbr\u003e 12. The men who built the palace: an introduction\u003cbr\u003e 13. Building contracts and procedures\u003cbr\u003e 14. The stonemasons' yards\u003cbr\u003e 15. Technology on site\u003cbr\u003e 16. Daily life on site\u003cbr\u003e 17. The building industry: money, wages and standards of living\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Building the Palace: The First Stage: 18. Building the palace: first records 1421\u003cbr\u003e 19. The appointment of Zane Bon\u003cbr\u003e two master masons\u003cbr\u003e 20. Carpenters on site 1425–1426\u003cbr\u003e 21. The work of Matteo Raverti and his bottega 1425–1428\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Front Façade: 23. The main façade: its design and appearance\u003cbr\u003e 24. Zane Bon and the main façade: the arcade to the quay\u003cbr\u003e 25. The work of Bon on the façade up to 1429\u003cbr\u003e 26. Matteo Raverti and the façade: the lower loggia\u003cbr\u003e 27. The upper logia\u003cbr\u003e 28. Building the quay and assembling the façade I\u003cbr\u003e 29. Assembling the façade II: a locum master builder and a master blacksmith\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Completing the Fabric: 30. Building the upper walls 1429–1430: maestro Cristofolo\u003cbr\u003e 31. The carpenters: the Rosso bottega 1428–1431\u003cbr\u003e 32. The ancillary trades 1428–1430: terazer, fregador, pentor, intaiador\u003cbr\u003e 33. The final stages of building the palace: the last works of Bon\u003cbr\u003e 34. Antonio di Martini\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Finishing touches: 35. The House of Gold: decorating the façade 1431–1433\u003cbr\u003e 36. The last work of the stone masons: Rosso and Romanello after 1430\u003cbr\u003e 37. the last works of builders, carpenter and glaziers\u003cbr\u003e 38. The completed palace: the image and the cost\u003cbr\u003e 39. Marin Conatarini: the final chapter\u003cbr\u003e 40. Postscript: Contarini's succession\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. Conclusion: 41. Contarini's role\u003cbr\u003e 42. The legacy of the palace: its historical importance\u003cbr\u003e 43. The legacy of the Cà d'Oro in the later work of Bartolomeo Bon\u003cbr\u003e 44. The after-life on the palace\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Residential buildings, domestic buildings [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Residential buildings, domestic buildings\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Residential%20buildings,%20domestic%20buildings%20%5BAMK%5D%22\"\u003eAMK\u003c\/a\u003e], Renaissance art [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Renaissance art\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Renaissance%20art%20%5BACND%5D%22\"\u003eACND\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909156364568,"sku":"9780521181341","price":38.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521181341i_c7fd4c25-18bb-44d7-b01d-a7d8cd71203e.jpg?v=1691373280","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-house-of-gold-building-a-palace-in-medieval-venice-paperback-9780521181341","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}