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The Villas of Palladio
De delivery was best. The price was reasonable, but the cover was missing of this book. This is the only thing that disappointed me.

The best drawings of Palladio's Villas
Finally a beautiful book about Palladio's architecture that deals only
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Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architectural rendering    3. Architecture    4. Country homes    5. Facades    6. General    7. History - General    8. Individual Architect    9. Italy    10. Italy, Northern    11. Palladio, Andrea,    12. Architecture / General    13. Architecture / Individual Architect    14. Giaconi, Giovanni    15. Houses, apartments, flats, etc    16. Individual architects    17. Palaces, chateaux, country houses    18. Palladio    19. Palladio, Andrea    20. Watercolours    21. villas   

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architectural Drawing    3. Architecture    4. Art    5. Catalogs    6. General    7. Italy    8. Museo civico di Vicenza    9. Palladio, Andrea,    10. Vicenza    11. Non-Classifiable    12. Palladio, Andrea   

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In the footsteps of the Renaissance Traveller
This book serves as a wonderful guide to a neglected side of Rome. Palladio's two guidebooks to the 'City of Wonders' published in 1554 were addressed to both his fellow architects and to religious tourists. He leads the reader into the ruins through the walls and gates, moves on to the roads, bridges, sewers and aqueducts, and then to the circuses, triumphal columns, arches and, finally, the temples. By using its useful annotated maps on site, this book allows the reader to follow in the footsteps of the Renaissance tourist. A reviewer in the New York Times described it as "A fascinating snapshot of Rome a century before the Baroque architects got their hands on it."
A remarkable guide to Rome
By using this book modern readers can get an extraordinary view of Rome, following in the footsteps of Palladio, the Renaissance master architect, as he takes them round the churches and antiquities. Just the right size to fit in your pocket, will change the way you see the 'eternal city'. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient - Rome    2. Architecture    3. Buildings, structures, etc.    4. Criticism    5. Early works to 1800    6. Guidebooks    7. History    8. History - General    9. History: World    10. International Architecture - European    11. Italy    12. Rome    13. Rome (Italy)    14. Architecture / General    15. Individual architects    16. Theory of architecture    17. c 1500 to c 1600   

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VENICE AND PALLADIO A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Really a wonderful book on the iconic Palladio and his muse Venice.It's as if, the two where made for each other, his genius seems to have found its perfect setting in this most unique city.The images are crisp and the text is fascinating.If you have any interest in Palladio or Venice, or just appreciate a great coffee table book, then I can't conceive of you being anything but pleased with this purchase.Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. Architecture, Renaissance    4. Church architecture    5. Criticism and interpretation    6. Europe - Italy    7. History - General    8. Individual Architect    9. International Architecture - European    10. Italy    11. Palladio, Andrea,    12. Venice    13. Architecture / Individual Architect    14. Mannerism (c 1530-1600)    15. Renaissance art   

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Copiously illustrated album
There are 66 projects in over 300 excellent photos and without much text on 308 pages of this album with a little bit of a technical touch in a few dozens of small plans, elevations and sections, accompanied by 7 pages of introduction, and 50 pages of bibliography.It is superior to the book by Wundram and Pape. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. History - General    3. Individual Architect    4. International Architecture - General    5. Renaissance Architecture    6. Architecture / General    7. Architecture / Individual Architect    8. Individual architects   

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The magical fantasy of Carlo, Maestro d'Artes
What a joyous occasion it becomes to whirl through the new book on Venetian-born Carlo Marchiori, a master of many arts, who now lives and works in Calistoga, Ca., the northern-most town in Napa Valley. The book not only presents his life and work in a colorful, well-photographed journal, but it has the magical touch of Carlo's own imagination for the styling of the photographs, layout, and storyline. Now his mastery of arts includes book design as well as painting, drawing, sculpture, construction, architecture, and costume design! Read more

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. Ca' Toga (Calistoga, Calif.)    4. California    5. Calistoga    6. Domestic    7. General    8. Interior decoration    9. Marchiori, Carlo    10. Mural painting and decoration, American    11. Palladio, Andrea,    12. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    13. Themes, motives    14. Individual architects   

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. Criticism and interpretation    4. Domestic architecture    5. Europe    6. History - General    7. History - Specific Styles    8. Individual Architect    9. Influence    10. Italian architecture    11. Neoclassicism (Architecture)    12. Palladio, Andrea,    13. Pictorial works    14. Renaissance Architecture    15. Architecture / General    16. Industrial / Commercial Art & Design    17. Palladio, Andrea   

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. Architecture, Domestic    4. Catalogs    5. Country homes    6. Criticism and interpretation    7. Domestic    8. General    9. Individual Photographers And Their Work    10. Italy, Northern    11. Palladio, Andrea,    12. Photography    13. Palladio, Andrea   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. History - General    3. Individual Architect    4. International Architecture - European    5. Individual architects   

Subjects:  1. Architecture, Renaissance    2. Civilization    3. Europe - Italy    4. Historical Geography    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Human geography    9. Italy    10. Landscape assessment    11. Veneto    12. Veneto (Italy)    13. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    14. Palladio, Andrea   

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. Architecture, Renaissance    4. Artists, Architects, Photographers    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography/Autobiography    7. Individual Architect    8. Italy    9. Neoclassicism (Architecture)    10. Palladio, Andrea,    11. Palladio, Andrea   

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The Heroic Age
Classical Architecture in Britain is a detailed insight in to British architecture, commencing with the works of Inigo Jones and finishing in the early nineteenth century. Arguably the most important period during Britisharchitecture, Worsley presents suprisingly novel sources and arguments.This book makes major advances upon the opinions laid down by earlierexperts such as Downes, Summerson, Colvin and Pevsner providing athoroughly modern analysis. Giles Worsley writes with fluid style makingthis book as equally understandable to the amateur as it is to the expert.Thus it is an enlightening read which I am sure will give many more greatpleasure. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 17th century    2. 17th-18th Century Architecture    3. 18th century    4. Architecture    5. Classicism in architecture    6. Criticism    7. Great Britain    8. International Architecture - British    9. Architecture / Criticism    10. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    11. Influence    12. Palladio, Andrea    13. United Kingdom, Great Britain    14. c 1600 to c 1700    15. c 1700 to c 1800   

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Excellent Introduction to the Life & Works of Palladio
I became acquainted with the works of Palladio after taking an art history class that focused on the relevant time period. I was impressed with his designs but a little surprised that Palladio is not given much recognition by those outside of the world of architecture. This book helps, at least in some ways, to set things right.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. History    4. History Of Architecture+    5. Individual Architect    6. Influence    7. Neoclassicism (Architecture)    8. Palladio, Andrea,    9. Italy    10. Palladio, Andrea    11. Photography / History   

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'Tavernor has done a first-rate job'
Sir John Summerson, reviewing the book in Architecture Today, 18 December, 1998 wrote: 'Andrea Palladio, probably the most famous architect in the western world, stands at the beginning of the movement called Palladianism. So successful was the Palladian formula that it was consciously revived outside of Italy and in other times, first by Inigo Jones at the court of Charles I in the early 17th century, by Colen Campbell and Lord Burlington in the early 18th century, and by Thomas Jefferson and others in the New World. In each case, what was appealing about Palladianism was more than a matter of style: it was the fact that it expressed a way of life and a humanist philosophy, deriving ultimately from ancient Rome but enriched by the thinkers of the Renaissance and the Augustan Age. In comparison to James Ackerman's The Villa, and Paul Holberton's Palladio's Villas 'Tavernor's book is the most erudite and the best written of the three books....Tavernor has done a first-rate job. His study is the most up-to-date Palladian book currently on the market....Rudolf Wittkower would, I know, have admired Tavernor's book as much as I do.' ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architecture    3. Classicism in architecture    4. Criticism and interpretation    5. Individual Architect    6. Individual Artist    7. Influence    8. Neoclassicism (Architecture)    9. Palladio, Andrea,    10. Renaissance Architecture    11. Palladio, Andrea   

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Read, Not Seen
I'm sure anything I say about the scholarship of Witold Rybczynski's `The Perfect House' would be superfluous. Mr. Rybczynski has written several books (most of which I've also had the privilege to read) on the history, techniques, and important personages of the architectural trade; he holds a professorship at Penn; he clearly loves his subject matter. I therefore really can't quibble with the fundamental material here; the book is literally stuffed with facts. I did, however, have difficulties with the author's style and structure--which ultimately affected some, though gratefully not all, of his story.
Rybczynski phoned this one in...
This is a surprisingly lazy effort for Rybczynski, whose other writing on architecture I've found to be quite good, even exceptional. "The Perfect House" is a travelogue and collection of notes on the work of the 16th century Veneto architect Andrea Palladio, with a handful of sketches and photos sprinkled in to illustrate the works discussed. While Rybczynski does get an important point right -- that Palladio's work ought to be experienced first hand to be properly appreciated -- his pedestrian observations and low-key, easygoing style seem drastically mismatched to the drama of Palladio's architecture. And if Palladio must be directly experienced to be understood, why not provide proper photographs and drawings of the buildings to support the argument?
Utterly engaging
Rybczynski has written a book that is part social history, part art history, and part travelogue, as he describes his journey through Northern Italy visiting and discovering the remaining country villas created by the great architect Andrea Palladio.Read more

Subjects:  1. Palladio, Andrea,    2. 1508-1580    3. Architecture, Renaissance    4. Italy    5. Architects    6. 15th-16th Century Architecture    7. Residential Buildings Architecture    8. Architecture    9. History - General    10. Individual Architect    11. Bargain   

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This comprehensive volume on the most influential architects inWestern history is meant to be, in the words of its author,"user-friendly." Bruce Boucher suggests that Read more

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A must-read for students of architecture and the Renaissance
Architecture, no matter how interesting, can be a rather dry topic to read about. For that reason alone this book is worth having, since the writer Boucher deftly handles the material in an engaging and fluid style. However, the real strength of this tome is the way Boucher is able to get into the head of Palladio without ever resorting to speculation. This is accomplished through analysis not only of Palladio's as-built works, but also early versions of the plans and designs, rejected proposals, and a study of the architect's own vastly influential book, the Quatro Libri. Boucher chooses to discuss his structures by type (religious, villa, palazzi, civic) rather than chronologically, which requires frequent checking of the chronology section in the back to follow along. Although this format requires a bit more mental investment on the part of the reader, in the end it is a more illuminating way to understand Palladio's creative genius.
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Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. History    3. History - General    4. History - Renaissance    5. Individual Architect   

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Palladio's buildings in glorious black-and-white
This sturdy paperback is a complete catalog to the buildings of 16th Century architect Andrea Palladio. It includes descriptions, floor plans, and black-and-white photos of Palladio's buildings throughout the Veneto region. The descriptions are a bit dry, but the book is a "must" for serious architecture buffs with a passion for Palladio. Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture, Renaissance    3. Classicism in architecture    4. Dwellings    5. Guidebooks    6. History - Specific Styles    7. Individual Architect    8. Italy    9. Renaissance Architecture    10. Travel Guides    11. Criticism and interpretation    12. Individual architects    13. Non-Classifiable    14. Palladio    15. Palladio, Andrea   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. General    4. History - General    5. Individual Architect    6. Architecture / Individual Architect    7. Individual architects    8. Individual artists    9. Italy    10. Renaissance art    11. c 1500 to c 1600   

Subjects:  1. 1749-1832    2. 1749-1832.    3. Aesthetics    4. Continental European    5. European - German    6. General    7. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,    8. Individual Architect    9. Italienische Reise    10. Literary Criticism    11. Nature (Aesthetics)    12. Poetry    13. Architectural structure & design    14. German    15. Individual artists    16. Italy    17. Philosophy of science   

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A very intriguing and enjoyable study.
An initial enthusiastic interest in classicism in architecture led to my attending architecture school.This is a book I read during my first term, and I really enjoyed it tremendously.Very instructive as an introduction to the ideas of classical/renaissance architectural theory, as well as fun and "hands-on" with the included software.A previous reviewer seems to feel that the writing unfortunately pretentious.For better or for worse, however, almost all serious art and architectural writing has this kind of quality--or at least appears this way to those who aren't used to seriously thinking about ideas of aesthetics.It shouldn't put one off.The book is substantial, and fun at the same time.I enthusiastically recommend it.

Densely written
An attempt to divine the mathematical rules governing room dimensions of Palladio's Renaissance buildings using computer software. One must give the author credit for the large amount of research involved, all documented in its extensive bibliography. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1508-1580    2. Architectural design    3. Architecture    4. Architecture, Domestic    5. Criticism    6. Data processing    7. Domestic    8. History - General    9. Palladio, Andrea,    10. Architectural structure & design    11. Architecture / History    12. Residential buildings, domestic buildings    13. c 1500 to c 1600