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Palladio, the Villa and the Landscape

Palladio, the Villa and the Landscape( )
Author: Smienk, Gerrit
Niemeijer, Johannes
ISBN:978-3-0346-0712-4
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Imprint:Birkhaüser
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $70.00
Book Description:

Andrea Palladio is universally regarded as one of the most important architects of the Re-naissance. He was the first "professional architect" and was strongly influenced by Greek and Roman architecture, particularly by Vitruvius. His treatise "Quattro libri dell'architettura" also earned him worldwide recognition.

Palladio's villas meanwhile are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

This book documents and analyzes ten of Palladio's eighteen surviving villas specifically in...
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Book Details
Pages:160
Detailed Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Residential
Architecture / Criticism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9.36 x 11.583 Inches
Book Weight:2.486 Pounds



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