Palladio's style was directly inspired by Roman classical models through the writings of Vitruvius and Alberti’ (PMM). This is divided into four sections: orders and elementary problems, domestic building, public building and town planning and temples. ‘Palladio's lasting influence on architectural style in many parts of the world was exercised less through his actual buildings than through his textbook. Provenance: Hunstanton Hall (stamp on title).įIRST COLLECTED EDITION of one of the most influential books on architecture. (Without blanks, bottom corner of first leaves repaired, title with other small repairs, some wormholes neatly repaired in margins occasionally touching text, a wormtrack repaired in 4L2-4Q2 with some loss, occasional light soiling and spotting, light waterstaining to margins of a few leaves.) Rebound using old vellum, modern box (repaired and soiled).
Title and three section-titles each within woodcut architectural border, printer's device above colophon, 221 woodcut illustrations some of which full- or double-page, by Giovanni and Cristoforo Chrieger, Cristoforo Coriolano and others, after Andrea Palladio. Venice: Domenico de' Franceschi, 1570.Ĥ parts in one volume, 2° (300 x 207mm).