Inigo Jones |
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| Author:
| Summerson, John |
| Foreword by:
| Colvin, Howard |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-08244-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Inigo Jones, the first English classical architect, was famous in his own time and was the posthumous sponsor of the Palladian movement of the eighteenth century. This authoritative and elegantly written book, first published in 1966, reassessed Jones's life and career, cleared away the myths of attribution that surround his work, and reassigned to him projects that had disappeared from his oeuvre. Summerson's classic text is enhanced by a new foreword and notes by Howard Colvin,...
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Inigo Jones, the first English classical architect, was famous in his own time and was the posthumous sponsor of the Palladian movement of the eighteenth century. This authoritative and elegantly written book, first published in 1966, reassessed Jones's life and career, cleared away the myths of attribution that surround his work, and reassigned to him projects that had disappeared from his oeuvre. Summerson's classic text is enhanced by a new foreword and notes by Howard Colvin, updated bibliography, and improved illustrations.