The Four Books on Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262661330 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 472 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jeffrey Harris said Modern Translation Details Ancient Architectural Secrets. Palladio was not the first to publish a book illustrating principles of classical architecture but he was the most convincing. Palladio's finely detailed, measured wood cut illustration --reproduced at a slightly smaller scale in this translation--, made the long lost p. A masterpiece doc peterson Palladio was recommended to me as the "go to" source in understanding classical architecture. The first book (on the construction of foundations and vocabulary) didn't particularly hold my interest, but the terms and concepts were important to his later discussion of th. An exemplary edition A Customer This is one of the most important of architectural manuals. Palladio's influence was enormous; one magnificent example of American Palladianism is Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia Library; others can be found in the work of Philip Johnson. The design of The Fou
The Third Book discusses streets, bridges, piazzas, and basilicas, most of ancient Roman origin.The Fourth Book discusses ancient Roman temples, including the Pantheon.. The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. The Second Book discusses private town houses and country estates, almost all designed by Palladio. 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. Of even greater significance than Palladio's buildings is his treatise I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books On Architecture), the most s
From building materials to residences to Roman temples, Palladio covered an incredible breadth of topics in his four volumes. His theoretical and promotional treatise, I Quattro Libri dell' Architecttura, was first published in Venice in 1570 and sets forth a grammar of architecture. . This new translation in English, the first since Isaac Ware's of 1738, is simultaneously elegant and readable. From Library Journal Perhaps the most influential practitioner in the history of Western architecture and one of the earliest neoclassicists, Palladio created a singular corpus of architecture, the legacy of which is seen and felt in building