Ɵ Palladio (Andrea) The Architecture of A. Palladio in Four Books, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition in English, engraved frontispiece, portrait and 203 plates, some double-page, engraved illustrations, text in English Italian and French sections, occasional foxing and offsetting, some toning and staining, part 3 lacks 2 text ff. (sig. F) from Italian section, contemporary diced russia, extremities worn, vol.1 upper cover detached, [Fowler 223; Harris 683], Printed by John Watts, for the Author, 1715.*** First edition in English of one of the most influential books on architecture. "Palladio's lasting influence on architectural style in many parts of the world was exercised less through his actual buildings than through his textbook. This is divided into four sections: orders and elementary problems, domestic building, public building and town planning and temples. Palladio's style was directly inspired by Roman classical models through the writings of Vitruvius and Alberti" (Printing and the Mind of Man).
Ɵ Palladio (Andrea) The Architecture of A. Palladio in Four Books, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition in English, engraved frontispiece, portrait and 203 plates, some double-page, engraved illustrations, text in English Italian and French sections, occasional foxing and offsetting, some toning and staining, part 3 lacks 2 text ff. (sig. F) from Italian section, contemporary diced russia, extremities worn, vol.1 upper cover detached, [Fowler 223; Harris 683], Printed by John Watts, for the Author, 1715.*** First edition in English of one of the most influential books on architecture. "Palladio's lasting influence on architectural style in many parts of the world was exercised less through his actual buildings than through his textbook. This is divided into four sections: orders and elementary problems, domestic building, public building and town planning and temples. Palladio's style was directly inspired by Roman classical models through the writings of Vitruvius and Alberti" (Printing and the Mind of Man).
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