All our books are dispatched from the UK. With millions of satisfied customers who enjoy low prices on a huge range of books, we offer a reliable and trusted service and consistently receive excellent feedback.We offer a huge range of over 8 million books bestsellers, children's books, cheap paperbacks, baby books, special edition hardbacks, and textbooks. This edition makes The Four Books available for the first time in more than 200 years to the English-speaking public.About WorderyWordery is one of the UK's largest online booksellers. Faithful and accurate in the translation and in its reproduction of the exquisite original engravings, it has long been a rare, sought-after work. This is a republication of the Isaac Ware English edition of 1738.
All the original plates are reproduced in this new single-volume edition in full size and in clear, sharp detail. In all, the text is illustrated by over 200 magnificently engraved plates, showing edifices, either of Palladio's own design or reconstructed (in these drawings) by him from classical ruins and contemporary accounts.
Plates 51 to 60 are plans and architectural sketches of the Pantheon.
In the Fourth Book, Palladio reproduces the designs of a number of ancient Roman temples. The Third Book is concerned with streets, bridges, piazzas, and basilicas, most of which are of ancient Roman origin. Each plate gives a front view drawing of the building and the general floor plan. Shown and described are many of his villas in and near Venice and Vicenza (including the famous Villa Capra, or "The Rotunda," the Thiene Palace, and the Valmarana Palace). The Second Book deals with private houses and mansions, almost all of Palladio's own design. Palladio indicates the characteristic features of each order and supplies illustrations of various architectural details. The First Book is devoted to building materials and techniques and the five orders of architecture: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite.
The Four Books of Architecture offers a compendium of Palladio's art and of the ancient Roman structures that inspired him. But of even greater consequence was his remarkable magnum opus, "I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura" translated into every major Western European language in the two centuries following its publication in 1570, it has been one of the most influential books in the history of architecture. The wide spread of Palladianism was due partly to the private and public buildings he constructed in Italy, the designs of which were copied throughout Europe. mobileShow The Four Books of Architecture by Andrea Palladio 9780486213088 (Paperback, 2000) DeliveryUK delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days.International delivery varies by country, please see the Wordery store help page for details.Product detailsFormat:PaperbackLanguage of text:EnglishIsbn-13:9780486213088, 978-0486213088Author:Andrea PalladioPublisher:Dover Publications Inc.Series:Dover ArchitectureImprint:Dover Publications Inc.Publication date:Pages:110Product dimensions:237mm (w) x 309mm (h) x 23mm (d)OverviewAndrea Palladio (1508& 1580) was one of the most celebrated architects of the Renaissance, so important that the term Palladian has been applied to a particular style of architecture that adheres to classical concepts. Item: 313634226580 The Four Books of Architecture by Andrea Palladio 9780486213088 | Brand New.