The Human Stage : English Theatre Design, 1567-1640 (Paperback)

Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Part I. Festive Theatres: 1. Goodly theatres; 2. The festive tradition; 3. Goodly devices: emblematic design; 4. The stage cover; 5. John Norden's pictures of the theatres; 6. This majestical roof; 7. The Elizabethan Banqueting House, Whitehall; Part II. Serlian Theatres: 8. The Christ Church theatre; 9. Serlio's theatre plan; 10. This goodly frame: the public theatres; 11. The Court theatres; 12. The private theatres; Part III. Serlian Scenes: 13. Serlio's measurable scene designs; 14. Inigo Jones's scene designs; Appendix: Serlio's virtual field of vision; Notes; Index.