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The Four Books On Architecture :
Palladio Andrea
The Four Books On Architecture : / Andrea Palladio. - London. Mit Press 1997. - xxxv, 436 p. :ill. 28 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index
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.
9780262661331
Architecture
720.109031 / PAL
The Four Books On Architecture : / Andrea Palladio. - London. Mit Press 1997. - xxxv, 436 p. :ill. 28 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index
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.
9780262661331
Architecture
720.109031 / PAL