1. The Four Books Of Andrea Palladio's Architecture
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3. Palladio Four Books Of Architecture

The Four Books Of Andrea Palladio's Architecture

Within U.S.A.About this Item: Venice: Dominico de' Franceschi (Oakland: Octavo) 1570; 2000, 1570. Condition: New. Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the first edition of one of the most important, influential, and beautiful books in the history of architecture, from a copy in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 400% of original size) of every page of the original edition as well as a new introduction by Robert Tavernor and an authoritative complete English translation of the text by Robert Tavernor and Richard Schofield (includes a glossary of specialized terms).

The high-resolution digital medium makes this the most detailed and accurate reproduction of the original ever issued. Seller Inventory # 8VPAQL01 2.

The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical architects, the term Palladian stands for a vocabulary of architectural forms embodying perfection and beauty. Of even greater significance than Palladio's buildings is his treatise I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books On Architecture), the most successful architectural treatise of the Renaissance and one of the two or three most important books in the literature of architecture. First published in Italian in 1570, it has been translated into every major Western language.This is the first English translation of Palladio in over 250 years, making it the only translation available in modern English. Until now, English-language readers have had to rely mostly on a facsimile of Isaac Ware's 1738 translation and the eighteenth-century engravings prepared for that text. This new translation by Robert Tavernor and Richard Schofield contains Palladio's original woodcuts, reproduced in facsimile and positioned correctly, adjacent to the text.

Palladio Four Books Of Architecture Amazon

The book also contains a glossary that explains technical terms in their original context, a bibliography of recent Palladio research, and an introduction to Palladio and his times.The First Book discusses building materials and techniques, as well as the five orders of architecture: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. Palladio describes the characteristics of each order and illustrates them.

Palladio Four Books Of Architecture

The Second Book discusses private town houses and country estates, almost all designed by Palladio. The Third Book discusses streets, bridges, piazzas, and basilicas, most of ancient Roman origin. The Fourth Book discusses ancient Roman temples, including the Pantheon.