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Antoni Gaudi

Name: Antoni Gaudi
Author: Derek Avery
ISBN: 9781904449102

by Derek Avery

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Overview

Antoni GaudëŸ© Cornet became a Catalan folk hero in his own lifetime. Today his work ranks amongst Europe's most widely recognized and revered architecture. The son of a coppersmith, Gaudi was blessed with an instinctive understanding of the materials he used and the workmanship of craftsmen who gave his vision form. This intimate knowledge of the physical realities of architecture was wedded to a deeply religious sensibility that embedded respect for natural forms at the heart of his work. Gaudi believed that the realization of his masterpiece, the church of the Sagrada Familia, was in itself a continuing act of worship. This account traces the development of an extraordinary genius, beginning with his time as an architecture student in Barcelona, through the fruitful patronage of his friend Eusebi Gï¿½ Bacigalupi at a time of unprecedented vitality and inventiveness in his native city, to his tragic death in 1926. As the ongoing construction of the Church of the Sagrada Familia nears completion, this is the essential guide to Gaudi's life and work.

About the Author, Derek Avery

Derek Avery has wide experience of just about everything that the world of books can offer, from the restoration and conservation of ancient manuscripts to major international releases for mainstream publishers on three continents. He now focuses his passion for research into a wide variety of projects as a freelance writer and broadcaster. He is the author of over a hundred published works.

Derek Avery, writer, researcher and broadcaster has written and compiled many books on art and architecture. He is currently working on further volumes for the Chaucer Press Architecture Library - Ancient and Classical Architecture, Medieval Architecture and Renaissance and Baroque Architecture.