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The Staircase. The architecture of ascent2013

The Staircase. The architecture of ascent - Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Publishing House

Thames and Hudson

with

Martine Diot, Adelaïde de Savray, Jérôme Coignard and Jean Dethier

Published in English

The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian: to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill and ingenuity.

This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today.