A&S/books UGent, 2018
240 x 170 mm, 130 blz., ill.
ISBN: 9789076714523
29,- euro
This book documents the development of the open staircase typology in Naples at the moment that it shifted from the traditional, monumental Baroque palace staircase towards the later palazzo or condominium staircase that was serving four, five or more levels of apartments. At times grand and imposing, at times cramped in tapered courtyards, these staircases are considered “the star(s) of the palace composition in Naples”. The book the outcome of a master seminar in Architectural History at Ghent University. It continues a first publication from 2017.