Author: Andrea Palladio
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486213080
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Andrea 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 which adheres to classical concepts. 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. 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 Four Books of Architecture offers a compendium of Palladio's art and of the ancient Roman structures which inspired him. The First Book is devoted to building materials and techniques and the five orders of architecture: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. Palladio indicates the characteristic features of each order and supplies illustrations of various architectural details. The Second Book deals with private houses and mansions, almost all of Palladio's own design. 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). Each plate gives a front view drawing of the building and the general floor plan. The Third Book is concerned with streets, bridges, piazzas, and basilicas, most of which are of ancient Roman origin. In the Fourth Book, Palladio reproduces the designs of a number of ancient Roman temples. Plates 51 to 60 are plans and architectural sketches of the Pantheon. 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. All the original plates are reproduced in this new one-volume edition in full size and in clear, sharp detail. This is a republication of the Isaac Ware English edition of 1738. 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 edition makes The Four Books available for the first time in more than 200 years to the English-speaking public.
Bulletin of the Friends Historical Association
Author: Friends' Historical Association
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Category : Society of Friends
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Shakspeare and His Friends
Author: Robert Folkestone Williams
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Category : Shakespeare in fiction, drama, poetry, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Category : Shakespeare in fiction, drama, poetry, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737
Author: William Stephens
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Ulster Journal of Archaeology
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe
Author: Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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The State of the Protestants of Ireland Under the Late King James's Government; in which Their Carriage Towards Him is Justified, Etc. [By W. King, Archbishop of Dublin.]
Author: William King
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Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or, The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and Country
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Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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Domestic Economy, and Cookery, for Rich and Poor
Author: Maria Eliza Rundell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108047610
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 703
Book Description
The best-selling cookery book before Mrs Beeton, Rundell's book was first published in 1806 and remained in print until 1893.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108047610
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 703
Book Description
The best-selling cookery book before Mrs Beeton, Rundell's book was first published in 1806 and remained in print until 1893.
Domestic Economy, and Cookery
Author: Lady
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Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Author: Clement Cruttwell
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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