Renaissance 14th to mid-17th Century

The Black Death (aka Bubonic Plague) Europe : 1000 - 38,000,000 (million) 1100 - 48 million 1200 - 59 - million 1300 - 70 million 1347 - 75 - million 5 Years Later… 1352 - 50million! Responsible for wiping out half the population!

Gutenberg c. 1390 - 1468 Moveable metal type Printing press Special ink 1450 - 55 Communication

Moveable metal type

Printing press

Special ink

1450 - 55

Communication 1 2 3 press process

42-line column Bible 120 copies Communication

Garamond 1480-1561 Outstanding legibility Beautiful typography Elegant ornamentation Communication

Outstanding

legibility

Beautiful

typography

Elegant

ornamentation

The “Rebirth” Classical Influence Humanist Philosophy Science Individualism Artist Genius

The “Rebirth”

Classical Influence

Humanist Philosophy

Science

Individualism

Artist Genius

Vitruvian Man Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 Inventor Artist Scientist Mathematician Architect

Inventor

Artist

Scientist

Mathematician

Architect

Leo’s Futurama Quiz! Please guess the following designs…

Helicopter 1.

Other flying machines… Bat-like wings

Retractable Landing Gear 2.

Parachute 3.

Spring-driven Car 4.

Armored Vehicle - Tank 5.

Machine Gun Catapult Scythed chariot

Diving Suit & Underwater Breathing Apparatus 6.

Other water devices… inner tube pontoon flipper

Leonardo’s architectural elements Architecture Linear Perspective

Ideal city Wide streets Port / Canal Stables Traffic Architecture

Wide streets

Port / Canal

Stables

Traffic

Brunelleschi Copula of Santa Maria del Fiore Architecture 1420- 1436

Herringbone Architecture Lantern Scaffolding Polyhedral Dome

Villa Rotunda - Venice 1550 Architecture Palladio

Material Economy Interior Harmony Dramatic Exterior Villa Cornaro Architecture

Material Economy

Interior Harmony

Dramatic Exterior

St. Peters - 1546 Rome Michelangelo Architecture Symmetry

1569 Architecture Piazza del Campidoglio

St.. Maria Novella Florence 1456-70 Architecture Leon Battista Alberti

Mirror Venetian chairs Furniture Family Crest Classical Motifs Walnut Carving Vines / Masks

Family Crest

Classical Motifs

Walnut Carving

Vines / Masks

Furniture Greek Columns Chest

Greek Columns

Furniture France Bridal Dowry Piece

Doorknocker Lamp Furniture Voluptuous bronze images Gods in human form

Voluptuous bronze images

Gods in human form

Venice 1580 Florence 1450 England 1550 Fashion Tights Flowing robes & dresses Corsets Capes

Tights

Flowing robes

& dresses

Corsets

Capes

The End July 4th - Final Test